Anglesey
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Delamere Nursery and Bostock Estate – North West Midlands Division
Morning visit to Delamere Nursery to look at developing and deploying emerging species followed by visit to Bostock Estate to look at the delayed thinning programme in mixed woodlands.
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Thorpe Trees, Ouseburn – Yorkshire Division
Evening event. Visit to leading specialist tree nursery which produces over 3 million bare rooted trees and hedging plants each year.
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Brede High Woods – South Eastern Division
At this Woodland Trust property, we will look at coppicing, woodland restoration and management of open habitats within the woodland.
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Ballytrim Sawmills and Estate – Northern Ireland Division
Hosted by the Cunningham family, we will visit the sawmill and discuss afforestation and Estate management. Visit to include Divisional AGM.
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Buscot and Coleshill Estates – Oxon & Bucks Division
Hosted by National Trust and Future Trees Trust, we will see the new National Centre for Broadleaved tree improvement. To include Divisional AGM.
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Pembrey Sands – South Wales Division
Hosted by Natural Resources Wales, we will look at the management of sand dune woodland and associated pests and pathogens.
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Trebartha Estate, Lewannick – South Western Division
In the morning, we'll visit 12 ha of 25 year old farm woodland at Trevague. In the afternoon, we will look at woodland gardens and Champion Trees at Trebartha.
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Stoke Edith – Herefordshire Division
Kindly hosted by Rupert Foley, the park and extensive agricultural and woodlands remain in the ownership of the family where we will look at simple silviculture and historic landscapes.
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Englefield Estate, Reading – Southern Division
Kindly hosted by Richard Benyon, we'll look at woodland in the landscape and growing commercial woods on restored gravel sites. To include Divisional AGM.
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Tortworth Estate – Gloucestershire Division
This privately owned rural estate extends to 4,500 acres encompassing woodland, a registered parkland and lakes. Amongst other topics, we will look at Acute Oak Decline in a parkland setting.
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Lake District National Park Authority, Haverthwaite Heights – North Western Division
We will look at temperate rainforest and ASNW assessment, invasive non-native species and access issues. To include Divisional AGM.
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Hardcastle Crags and Gibson Mill, Hebden Bridge – Yorkshire Division
Hosted by the National Trust, with its mixed woodlands and watercourses reflecting West Yorkshire’s industrial past, we'll see woodland restructuring, debris dams and the heritage of Calderdale.
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Ragley Estate, Alcester – Midlands Division
We will enjoy a guided tour of this historic Estate and current home of the Association of Professional Foresters (APF).
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Discount for members
Continuous Cover Forestry – Irregular Silviculture in the lowlands: Transformation in Practice
Tutors: David Pengelly and Andy Poore of SelectFor are leading exponents of Continuous Cover Forest Management. This is an established two day course providing an in-depth introduction to the theory and practical application of irregular silviculture in coniferous and broadleaved stands with the emphasis on lowland forests.
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham – North West Midlands Division
We will see how the National Trust manage veteran and ancient trees in this Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) parkland.
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