Date: Friday, November 22

Time: 9.30am for 10am start. Finish time 4.30pm

Location: Boxted Hall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4JT

What3words: receive.legroom.walkway

Cost: Free to Small Woods members, £10 for non members

Advisory: Please bring your own packed lunch

A day of networking and information exchange on current issues and topics, to include: 

• Ips typographus and the new implications to the East of England, by Fred Toft, of the Forestry Commission.
• An introduction to woodland management plans, by Forestry Commission woodland officers
• A presentation by Andrew Clark, head of forestry at Sylva Foundation, on using the myForest and Woodland Condition Assessment online application tools to create your own management plans
• A guided walk by our host, Guy Weller-Poley, to see part of the Boxted Estate, including the oldest and the tallest walnut trees in Europe (weather permitting)
• BASC will give a talk on deer management and how to find a stalker in your area.

Email Grahame Hill to reserve a place.