Woodlots Issue 74, Autumn 2009
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Free Buying & selling local timber & wood products grown in the South East England Issue 74, Autumn 2009 Classified Advertising: Round Timber for Sale Round Timber Wanted Sawn Timber Timber Processing Services Wood Fuel Fencing, Horticultural & Garden Furniture & Finished Products Timber Buildings & Architecture Coppice/Woodland Management Equipment & Machinery Courses & Training Jobs & Opportunities Events & Meetings Publications & Websites Plus news, information & features WEALD Promoting the sustainable production and use of local timber in South East England Log Arch: Drying Alder for charcoal making at Ingram’s Copse in West Sussex. © Woodnet 2009 See page 11 for further details about Didling Good Charcoal and Ingram’s Copse. www.woodnet.org.uk Welcome to the Summer/Autumn issue of WoodLots. WoodLots: Promoting the sustainable Inside on page 9 we have an update from Jane Hull from the Forestry Commission management of woodlands in the about current funding schemes for forestry-related business activities. South East and the production and On page 10, and following on from our wood fuel article in the last issue, we have use of local timber & wood products. an article from Simon Hickmott of East Sussex County Council. This focuses on the Available in East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent, London, Surrey, council’s wider strategy for reducing carbon emissions and the place that wood Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, fuel can play in that strategy. Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire The feature on page 11 is a profile of a charcoal making business at Ingram’s Copse in West Sussex that is a great example of a well-planned and sustainable Information & networking for local woodland enterprise. editor’s comment timber producers, wood users and all We have decided that this Issue 74 will be our last printed edition of Woodlots as related organisations & businesses. a magazine. The timber for sale and wood wanted adverts have been produced Current issue and back issues as a simple, effective and low-cost way of improving communications between available at: www.woodnet.org.uk wood growers and timber users for over 15 years and we are proud of how Woodlots has developed over that time. Fund-raising through grants and advertising for the printing and distribution of the magazine has become increasingly difficult, and with the continued support of SEEDA, the Forestry Commission and some local councils we have greatly improved our website and directory. It now offers a much better resource for promoting and advertising local timber on the web to a much wider audience, and is much more up to date. We will continue to develop the website and hope to offer a number of further Send your advertisements services, such as enhanced display advertising, in the near future. Further details to the Editor: Weald WoodNet of the new structure can be found overleaf on page 4. The Woodland Enterprise Centre, We wish to thank all the individuals and businesses who have supported and Hastings Road, Flimwell, East contributed to the magazine over the years and hope you will continue to support Sussex, TN5 7PR us during this restructuring. Tel: 01580 879552 Dan Cope. WoodLots Editor Fax: 01580 879547 Email: [email protected] Web: www.woodnet.org.uk Weald WoodNet, Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road, Flimwell, East Sussex TN5 7PR 2 T: 01580 879552 Fax: 01580 879547 E: [email protected] Printing: www.ghyllprint.co.uk Plumpton College Centres at Plumpton, Netherfield, Flimwell and Robertsbridge. Contents Land based courses to inspire you. Full or part time courses 2 Editor’s comment from School programmes through to Degree level 4-7 News •Course taster days for school students •Train to Gain 9 Forestry Funding •Apprenticeships •Bespoke courses for employers 10 Wood fuel & Climate Change Feature Forestry, Arboriculture, Chainsaw, Felling & Processing, Set Up & Operation of Mobile Elevating Work Platform, 11 Ingram’s Copse Feature Use of Chainsaw from Rope & Harness, Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue, Brushwood Chipper, Woodland Tree Identification, First Aid, Clearance Saws, 12-13 Round Timber For Sale Brush Cutters and Strimmers. Trees and Timber Apprenticeship, Pruning. 13-15 Round Timber Wanted E: [email protected] W: www.plumpton.ac.uk 15-16 Sawn Timber Tel: 01273 890454 16-17 Timber Processing Services Plumpton College, Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Nr Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3AE 17-19 Sustainable Wood Fuel 19-21 Fencing, Horticulture & Garden 22-23 Furniture & Finished Products WANTED 23 Timber Buildings & Architecture 24-27 Coppice/Woodland Management Sweet Chestnut Logs 27-29 Equipment & Machinery Preferably coppice grown, 8 inch (200mm) top diameter minimum, 28-31 Courses & Training 2.4 meters long, straight, NO SHAKE AT ALL, no rot or brown stain. Required all the year round for laminating, 31 Jobs & Opportunities/Publications/ £50 per tonne at roadside Events & Meetings INWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD The Woodland Centre, Whitesmith, 32 Display Advertising Lewes, East Sussex 01825 872 550 www.in-wood.co.uk Manufacturers of glue-laminated structural timbers & cladding 3 The Future of WoodLots: www.woodnet.org.uk WoodNet was established in 1995 in order to improve the flow of local timber in the supply chain, linking growers of wood with users of timber. Over the years, Woodnet has established a large database of woodland owners, forestry contractors and timber-using business in the South East, and has used this to help to forge many working partnerships to improve the trade in locally-grown wood. Woodlots has played a key part in this initiative – the quarterly magazine, and more Helping timber growers and recently the Internet site, has hosted many adverts which has assisted increased business- wood users to make the most to-business networking and trade. of timber resources in This venture was supported from the outset by a range of local authorities who helped South East England co-fund this low-cost rural development initiative, but in recent years this funding has gradually dried up, so we have now reached the point that decisions have to be made how best to continue to deliver the service. One factor that we have been conscious of is the growing interest amongst the buying public about the sourcing of food and other materials from local producers. Increasingly this has included wood products, and email enquiries often come from further afield than just the SE region. Woodnet has been able to assist you to meet this demand through the creation of a searchable directory on the Woodnet website, which makes it easier for a customer to find a relevant advert or specialist supplier, thereby assisting forestry businesses by introducing new customers. We feel that we have reached the point where the internet-based adverting has become so much more up to date than the printed version, that Woodnet will now concentrate remaining resources on developing the website as the main point of contact. For this reason no further paper publications of Woodlots are planned after this issue. However, for those who prefer to keep track of what is going on without spending hours on- line, we will provide easily printable pages of the most up-to-date adverts, and articles, for you to read at your leisure. For a small fee Woodnet will continue to profile small businesses who want to develop a web presence within Woodnet-hosted web pages, helping you to take advantage of our well established search ranking for your products and services. We do need to keep in contact, please take the time to re-register your adverts with us by sending us an email with your details (please see contact details on the following page). This Project received funding from SEEDA and the High Weald Sustainable Development Fund 4 Subscription Improve your skills & knowledge This is likely to be the last printed issue of WoodLots in an inspiring rural environment magazine however we still do not have email addresses for many of our subscribers. In order for us to still be able to contact you, if you are a WoodNet Training postal subscriber and still wish to receive updates about WoodLots via email please ensure we have an up-to-date email address for you. You can contact us via: [email protected] Submitting Adverts You can now easily submit new adverts to the website using the SEND ADVERT link on the main Woodlots page of our website: www.woodnet.org.uk Alternatively you can send adverts in the body of an email to the email address above or by post to the WEC. (see postal address page 2) Timber Construction Open Days & Events 2nd-4th October 2009 at the Woodland Enterprise Centre,Flimwell. Courses offered include: A weekend of events including: •Discover the Hidden Archaeology of Woodlands -Woodworks: An exhibition of •Introduction to Chainsaw Use •Forestry First Aid: 1 day Appointed Person innovative designs and models •Rural crafts incl. Charcoal Making, Hazel Hurdles & from the Finnish Wood Program. Trug Making -Tours of the new timber workshops •Woodfuel at Flimwell •Managing Woodlands for Biodiversity -A seminar for architects and •Using Timber in Construction building professionals on Friday •Woodland Management 2nd October •Coppice products -Activities and workshops Tel: 01424 775615 For further details see our website: E: [email protected] W: www.woodnet.org.uk or contact W: www.woodnet.org.uk T: 01580 879552 VENUES: Ivyland Farm, Netherfield, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 9QB OR Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Rd, Flimwell, East Sussex, TN5 7PR E: [email protected] 5 Sylvan Environmental Enterprises Ltd Machine Hire “SEE the woods for the trees” Specialising in the management of ASNW, PAWS restoration -15 ton pto log splitter and Horse Drawn Timber Extraction. • Coppice restoration & storing -1x37 Hakki Pilke fire • PAWS restoration wood processor • Wildlife habitat creation & restoration • ‘Woodscaping’ & ride management • Horse Drawn Timber Extraction -Hinowa tracked log • Management planning, grant applications & FSC grab certification • Training courses in horse drawn timber extraction, -Compact tractor 40hp woodland management & green woodworking.