Industry Events
Forestry Commission events in the South East Habitat Regulations
The workshops held around the region were well attended and a great success. If you would be interested in holding a workshop, please contact Heather Pettitt on 01420 23337 or heather.pettitt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk . Please see our website at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/england-protectedspecies for the latest guidance. Non FC events Bentley Weald WoodFair - 12th - 14th September 2008 (9.30am to 5pm) This is regarded as the leading woodland, wood-use and woodcraft event in the south east. This is a very popular event and the place to visit for anyone with an interest in trees and woodland, whether looking at them, climbing them, felling them or making things from them. The site is 7 miles north of Lewes in East Sussex. For further information and admission prices see the Bentley WoodFair website http://www.bentley.org.uk/#/woodfair/4525168793 or call 01825 840870 or 01825 840573. The Forestry Commission will be hosting drop-in clinics at the WoodFair at their stand on Friday the 12th to give expert advice on woodfuel development and forestry related RDPE funding applications. For further information please see flyer. (PDF:588kb) APF International Forest Machinery Exhibition 2008
Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 18-20 September 2008
The APF already has a record number of exhibitor bookings and is having to revise its ground plan to accommodate its success. There will be over 2 ˝ miles of demonstration frontage where every type of forestry, woodland and arboricultural machinery working in a realistic woodland setting, will be on display. The Woodfuel Supply chain - Sharing experience, 15-19 September 2008
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
This event is being organised by the Biomass Energy Centre and IEA Bioenergy. The event will consist of two days of field tours (15th & 16th September), followed by two days of the Conference, and finally an Industry Day, integrated with the Association of Professional Foresters Exhibition APF 2008.
At the APF there will be two Question and Answer sessions with a panel of international and national experts and practitioners. The first session will be chaired by Tim Rollinson (Director General, Forestry Commission). This session (10-11am) focuses on the woodfuel supply chain. Angela Duignan, (Head of Woodfuel Implementation, Forestry Commission England), chairs the afternoon session (2-3pm) on woodfuel quality and standards. All are welcome to attend these free sessions – the emphasis is on questioning the panel. An Introduction to Coppicing and Woodland Crafts, 22-26 September 2008
The Sustainability Centre, East Meon
This year the Green Wood Centre holds its Week in the Woods at the Sustainability Centre where they will be running the course, An Introduction to Coppicing and Woodland Crafts. This is a great opportunity to try your hand at a range of woodland activities with the added incentive that you may be able to apply for a place on their three year Apprenticeship Scheme. For further details please see the latest RFF e-news. Managing Special Trees - 14th October 2008 - Near Princes Risborough, Bucks Many ancient woodlands have strong cultural links which only make their management even harder! Join the National Trust and the Special Trees and Woods Project for a workshop discussing the history and management of Low Scrubs, a rare relic of beech coppice. This ancient area of working trees was worked for firewood by local commoners until the Second World War. The long term vision for Low Scrubs is to maintain and perpetuate the individual character of this area of ancient beech and oak, loved by many people for its special atmosphere. Participants of this free workshop will be introduced to the site, the management restraints and plans on how to reintroduce management to these ancient working trees. We will visit the wood and see the work being carried out which will include the first lot of retrenchment on some individual trees and on an ancient hornbeam hedge. Contract management, site safety and pubic access will also be discussed. For more details or to book a place please complete booking form (PDF:56kb)or contact Liz Manley on 01844 355 525 or lmanley@chilternsaonb.org Royal Forestry Society (RFS) A full list of events is on the RFS website www.rfs.org.uk. If you would like to attend any of the meetings, please contact the local divisional secretary to let them know that you will be visiting and, in some cases, to check that places are still available. There are several RFS divisions within the FC South East region so be sure to scroll through the whole page.
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