Woodland Meetings
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Abbeystead Estate, Lancaster – North Western Division
Looking at commercial forestry, biodiversity constraints for woodland creation, temperate rainforest and upland oak SSSI. Numbers for this visit are strictly limited.
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Chelsea Physic Garden – London & Middlesex Division
A tour of this amazing and unique garden. More information about this visit will follow shortly.
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Wyre Forest – North West Midlands Division
Visit to Wyre Forest to look at forestry operations on an oak Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) National Nature Reserve (NNR).
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Aughentaine Estate near Fivemiletown – Northern Ireland Division
Joint visit with Irish Timber Growers Association to discuss the aftermath of Storm Eowyn, future resilience planning, renewables and forestry.
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Sturt Forestry – Worcestershire Division
Visit to Sturt Forestry in the Wyre Forest, to look at productive woodland management. To include Divisional AGM at Coppice Creations.
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Delamere Seed Processing Centre, Delamere – North Wales Division
This newly opened cutting-edge facility will support creating climate-resilient forests for future generations.
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Courteenhall Estate – Midlands Division
Late afternoon event. A guided tour of arboretum and gardens followed by optional pie and a pint at a local hostelry. A lovely social event to kick off the year’s site meetings.
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Chirk Castle and Estate, Wrexham – North Wales Division
Kindly hosted by The National Trust, we'll look at the management of veteran and ancient trees in a SSSI parkland.
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Hockeridge and Pancake Woods – Oxon & Bucks Division
We will look at recent work undertaken and consider resilience and climate change in these RFS-owned and managed woods.
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The Palm Centre, Richmond – London & Middlesex Division
We will discuss the cultivation of palms and more information about this visit will follow shortly.
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Sledmere Estate near Driffield – Yorkshire Division
Kindly hosted by Sir Tatton Sykes, we will look at woodland management within a Wolds landscape.
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Euston Estate, Thetford – East Anglia Division
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South Park, Tyne Riverside Country Park, Prudhoe – North Eastern Division
Kindly hosted by Woodland Trust, we will look at plantations on Ancient Woodland Site (PAWS) restoration, Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) work and native woodland creation.
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Culm Davy, Wellington – Somerset & Dorset Division
Hosted by Forestry Commission, we will look at assessment and adaptation to the threats of climate change.
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Messengermire and Dodd Wood, Keswick – North Western Division
Kindly hosted by Forestry England, we will look at beech thinning, birch and oak nest planting, pruning and thinning. Also, Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) management on steep ground.
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