BE INSPIRED
Take a look at some of the amazing ways communities are engaging in their local woodlands and be inspired to try something similar in yours!
In 2014 the National Forest Company set in motion an initiative to manage the developing woodlands using volunteers to carry out woodland management. After 15 years of growth...
The GLUE collective is a group of makers, artists, community workers and horticulturalists; seeking to address current and emerging social, health and economic challenges in our local communities....
Leeds Coppice Workers is a workers co-op formed in 2012 dedicated to the responsible management of woodlands; primarily coppice restoration work. Working throughout the year, we provide the local community with a variety of traditional coppice products for gardens ...
The Wild Rumpus team works year round from one of the most amazing spaces - the Whirligig, a beautiful 4-acre woodland on the Rode Hall Estate...
Visit to Exeter Biochar Retort and Axewoods Cooperative
For quite some time I have been fascinated by biochar – I thought it was some wonder material that could save our soils. Biochar is, in fact, a mixture of charcoal (carbon) and some form of biological material (nitrogen) for example compost or even donkey poo! ...
Be inspired: Adding value with non timber forest products
As the leaves on the trees change colour, the arrival of Autumn means it is time to gather berries, mushrooms and nuts. The woodlands have abundance and value beyond timber and Dyfi Woodlands is developing ways in which to add value to both the social and commercial activities ...
Join the Tree Revolution!
This November marks the 800th anniversary of the 1217 Charter of the Forest which restored the rights of free tenants to access and use the Royal Forests. Matt Larsen-Daw, Project Lead for the Woodland Trust, describes the significance of the original charter ...
Elwy Working Woods
Elwy Working Woods is a co-operative and social enterprise set up in 2010 with the support of the Wales Co-operative Centre to promote sustainable employment, managing local woodland resource, and producing and using good quality timber (softwoods and hardwoods) for construction and joinery.
BEAMZ CIC
BEAMZ CIC is a social enterprise – a not-for-profit community interest company (CIC) based in Southampton that uses locally grown coppice woodland poles to create high performance bicycles whilst achieving objectives of energy sustainability, wildlife ...