Anglesey
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Berrington Estate and Berrington Park – Herefordshire Division
In the morning we will look at establishment and maintenance of young plantations. In the afternoon we'll discuss restoration of Capability Brown landscape.
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Wyre Forest NNR – Worcestershire Division
Hosted by Forestry England, we will look at beavers in the largest woodland National Nature Reserve in the country.
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Donington Park and Calke Abbey – Midlands Division
Topics will include discussing planned floodplain planting in 2026 and looking at the deer park and deer larder/processing. After lunch and the Divisional AGM, we will move to Calke Abbey.
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Rotherfield Park, Alton – South Eastern Division
This is a joint meeting with Southern division. Estate forestry, deer management, in-house milling and carpentry utilising estate-sourced timber.
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Campbell Park Pavilion, Milton Keynes – Oxon & Bucks Division
We will look at the management of an urban forest within 6,000 acres of green open space in the city and the challenges that brings.
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Temple Newsam – Yorkshire Division
Hosted by Leeds City Council, we'll look at new planting schemes and modular nursery trials.
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Sotterley Estate, Beccles – East Anglia Division
Kindly hosted by Miles and Tessa Barne, we'll discuss "Growing Oaks Faster?" The visit will include the Divisional AGM.
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Hornby Woods/Backsbottom Farm and Middlewood Centre – North Western Division
We'll look at organic farm and orchard agroforestry with the largest ancient woodland in Lancashire, followed by the Divisional AGM.
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Discount for members
New Technology in Forestry
Tutor: Jamie Brookes of LandScan UK - this is a new course designed to introduce and explain a range of emerging technologies (drones, LiDAR, satellite and GPS) for woodland management.
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Glandwr Forest and Maes Mynach – South Wales Division
This is a two site event. In the morning we visit a carbon community with established woodland. In the afternoon, we will look at the expansion of existing woodland in challenging circumstances.
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Druridge Bay Country Park – North Eastern Division
Hosted by Mark Child and Ian Everard, we'll look at restoration of woodlands using GNF funding along with Agroforestry and woodland creation in The Great Northumberland Forest.
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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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