Georgina Colman
Grown in Britain Week 2024

Did you know it’s #GrownInBritainWeek? Today’s theme is collaboration and investing in the future. In 2016, Woodland Heritage invested in Whitney Sawmills, becoming the owner of the highly respected sawmill.

Grown in Britain Week 2024
Georgina Colman
Seeds to Sawdust - Matt Estlea Collaboration

If you’re here, chances are you’ve stumbled across this blog thanks to Matt Estlea’s video. Welcome! This probably means you already know who Matt is, and no introduction is needed, but for those who’ve found the blog by other means, this is a quick note to welcome you and share more about this exciting collaboration! Join the fun below by reading more about the collaboration & watch Matt’s video.

Seeds to Sawdust - Matt Estlea Collaboration
Acute Oak Decline
Georgina Colman
Are you a citizen scientist?

Are you a citizen scientist? Forest Research and The University of Warwick are undertaking a project to understand how surveys for tree pests and pathogens can be more effective by involving citizen science. This September/October, they are asking for your help.

Are you a citizen scientist?
Blogs
Georgina Colman
James Wood Study Tour

As July began, a group of ‘early career’ forestry professionals toured James Wood, Somerset. The event was run by the Institute of Chartered Foresters as part of a study tour with the group guided by Norbert Kovacs of Pryor & Rickett Silviculture.

James Wood Study Tour
Courses, Updates
Georgina Colman
Unique Course Links Tree Growers with Wood Users

A unique ‘Woodland to Workshop’ course from the charity Woodland Heritage, held from 24 to 26 September 2024, will bring together tree growers, wood users and beyond to learn how to make the most of the vital connections between our woodlands and workshops.

Unique Course Links Tree Growers with Wood Users

Member's Blogs

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Member's Blog: National Tree Week

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Member's Blog: National Tree Week

To celebrate National Tree Week, we asked members to recall the trees they have planted, how they have cared for them, what their top tips are, and what they have made with this wonderful resource. 

Member's Blog: Making a Stand By Wilf Meynell

Member's Blog: Making a Stand By Wilf Meynell

This member’s blog from Wilf Meynell of Studio Bark gives thoughtful insight into the creation of ‘Making a Stand’, a new public artwork in City Square, Leeds which uses Douglas Fir from Whitney Sawmills. To find out more about ‘Making a Stand’, head to the LEEDS 2023 website.

The Apse at Leaf

The Apse at Leaf

I also discovered and became a member of, Woodland Heritage. Their philosophy and aims seemed very much in tune with not only what we were trying to do in our own small way, but what was beneficial to the development and promotion of the woodland sector as a whole – and which I’m sure my uncle would have wholeheartedly agreed with.