Free Mercian Woodland Biodiversity Workshops

The Mercian Woodland Biodiversity Project aims to empower woodland owners, stewards and managers with practical, simple tools and advice for a long-term woodland management vision.

This autumn we are providing a further 12 free places on the 'Introduction to Woodland Management’ at the Green Wood Centre in Shropshire. All course fees will be covered by the Mercian project but participants will need to arrange their own accommodation and lunch. This AIM Level 3 recognised course will give you all the skills and confidence to start utilising your Mercian planning and resource materials.

We will also be providing free workshops to all SWA members, regardless of whether they are participants in the Mercian project. These workshops will give you practical experience of how to undertake some common and simple interventions that boost the biodiversity of your wood and the skills to implement them, and other new techniques, with confidence. 

Edge and ride management, edge scalloping, coppicing and ‘laying’ skills such as hedge laying and pleaching will be covered on separate days by our project Biodiversity Advisors, at a number of venues, from October 2024 onwards.  All the necessary equipment will be provided but places on each day will be limited to 8.

Details:

OCTOBER

7th / 8th: Introduction to Woodland Management 

17th: Life on the Edge - Ride management
Gloucestershire, Blethe's Dene, Ley Park, Gloucestershire                                                                                                                                                            

18th: Introduction to Coppicing
Mid Shropshire, Randlay Valley, Telford

19th: Introduction to Hedgelaying
Mid Shropshire, Randlay Valley, Telford
 

NOVEMBER

15th: Life on the Edge - Ride management
Gloucestershire, Blethe's Dene, Ley Park, Gloucestershire

16th: Coppice restoration and layering techniques
Gloucestershire, Blethe's Dene, Ley Park, Gloucestershire

21st: Life on the Edge - Ride management for butterflies
Heart of England Forest, Roundhill Wood, Stock Green. Parking at Inkberrow Village Hall, Sands Rd, Inkberrow, Worcester WR7 4HH

22nd: Introduction to Coppicing
North Nottinghamshire, Idle Valley Nature Reserve, North Rd, Retford DN22 8RQ

23rd / 24th: Introduction to Hedgelaying
North Nottinghamshire, Treswell Wood, Wood Lane, Treswell, DN22 0ED

To book a place on one of the above workshops or to register for the ‘Introduction to Woodland Management’ course, please contact [email protected]  or call 01952 432769

A deposit of £30 will be required per person, per event, payable on booking. This will be refunded to you within 10 working days of your attendance.