Free Buying & selling local timber & wood products from South East England Issue 66, March 2007 Free Classified Advertising: Round Timber for Sale Round Timber Wanted Sawn Timber Timber Processing Services Sustainable Wood Fuel Fencing, Horticultural & Garden Furniture & Finished Products Timber Buildings & Architecture Coppice/Woodland Management Equipment & Machinery Courses & Training Jobs & Opportunities Events & Meetings Publications & Websites WEALD Promoting the sustainable production and use of local timbers in South East England When is it good to burn wood? WoodLots reports on supplying and using wood fuel in the South East © Woodnet 2007 Deadline for next issue: 6th April 2007 www.woodlots.org.uk WoodLots: Promoting the sustainable management of woodlands in the I have recently had the pleasure of meeting a number of people who South East and the use of local timber. Available in East Sussex, are passionate about wood fuel production and automated wood fuel West Sussex, Kent, London, Surrey, heating systems. They recognise the potential for wood fuel to improve the Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and at lot of woodland management activity in the UK and have (perhaps most www.woodlots.org.uk significantly) taken the risk of investing in this emerging industry to provide Information & networking for local virtually carbon neutral heat. timber producers, wood users and all related organisations & businesses. editor’s comment Over and over again I hear these pioneers say ‘just go and see an Editorial, articles & news items from automated wood fuel system in action’. And speaking from experience, previous issues, subscription and advertising information available at seeing a system is certainly the best way of understanding how www.woodlots.org.uk straightforward, clean and feasible wood fuel heating is. 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Please contact the participate in wood fuel training within this issue - take a look at our Wood Editor for further information Fuel feature, pages 6-7, plus useful websites and contacts on page 8. 1700+ copies distributed throughout Please contact me with your comments and your own wood fuel stories the South East 5 times a year and help get the simple facts out there - burning wood from sustainable Send your advertisements local sources is very good for woodlands, for people and for the planet. and requests for WoodLots to the Editor: Jenny Martin, Weald WoodNet, The Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road, Flimwell, East Sussex, TN5 7PR Tel: 01580 879552 Email: [email protected] Web: www.woodlots.org.uk 3 Jenny Martin, WoodLots Editor Deadline for next issue: 6th April 2007 Printing: www.ghyllprint.co.uk 2 WoodLots: Promoting the sustainable management of woodlands in the South East and the use of local Contents timber. Available in East Sussex, SHORT COURSES IN West Sussex, Kent, London, Surrey, WOODWORKING All-year-round Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and at 2 Editor’s comment www.woodlots.org.uk • Fine Furniture Making • Marquetry 4-5 News: Training & Advice at the WEC Information & networking for local • Windsor chairmaking timber producers, wood users and all • Musical Instrument Making 6-7 Feature: When Burning Wood is Good related organisations & businesses. • Woodcarving • Woodturning 8 Wood Fuel contacts, websites & training Editorial, articles & news items from • Picture framing • Upholstery 10 Timber in Construction previous issues, subscription and • Gilding (and Japanning) advertising information available at 12 WoodLots News www.woodlots.org.uk West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ T 0844 4994408 E [email protected] 14 Round Timber For Sale Display Advertising: available at WWW.WESTDEAN.ORG.UK 14 Round Timber Wanted competitive rates in both full colour 16 Sawn Timber and black & white. Please contact the Editor for further information 17 Timber Processing Services 1700+ copies distributed throughout 18 Sustainable Wood Fuel the South East 5 times a year 19 Fencing, Horticulture & Garden Send your advertisements Woodlots (1of6) Hakki Pilke 21 Furniture & Finished Products and requests for WoodLots to Firewood Processors 22 Timber Buildings & Architecture the Editor: Jenny Martin, Weald Content: woodturning, furniture, basketmaking/wil- WoodNet, The Woodland Enterprise low Thor Log Splitters 23 Coppice/Woodland Management Centre, Hastings Road, Flimwell, Issue: mid Feb sale date for March issue 26 Equipment & Machinery East Sussex, TN5 7PR Tractors & Forestry 27 Courses & Training Tel: 01580 879552 Delivery: 24-Jan Equipment Bought & Sold Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 29 Jobs & Opportunities Web: www.woodlots.org.uk 30 Events & Meetings Size; QuarterContact: page colour Jonathan 90mmW Latham x 60mm H 30 Publications & websites Deadline for next issue: Price; £42 6th April 2007 Tel: 01342 850013 31 Free Subscription & Advertising Contact: Jenny Martin ([email protected]) Printing: www.ghyllprint.co.uk Email: [email protected] 3 Enterprising Advice & Training WoodNet has successfully secured LEADER+ funding from the Wealden & Rother Rural partnership to pilot a new training programme and advice service at WoodNet News the Woodland Enterprise Centre This welcome funding has enabled the development of the WoodNet Outreach, Advice & Training Programme and Training Room at the WEC, Flimwell. Woodland owners, contractors, timber suppliers and students will be offered training and advice on supplying wood fuel and timber for architecture, whilst designers, construction professionals, planners, etc will be assisted with information on the use of local wood products. Education materials will also be developed on the sustainable and renewable qualities of local timber for fuel, manufacturing and construction. Richard Smith, newly appointed WoodNet Outreach & Advice Officer, will be offering free visits to woodlands throughout the Wealden & Rother Rural area. In particular he will advise on identifying timber potential, especially for the production and Above: The 20 hectares of semi-natural ancient woodland surrounding the processing of woodchip for automated heating systems and Centre provide a living classroom for woodland and timber training; the supply of timber for the construction industry. the award winning gridshell building and forthcoming workshop development provide inspiring examples of joinery and construction In the coming months WoodNet will develop and deliver using local timbers; the wood fuelled heating system demonstrates the use of local woodchip for renewable secure heat supply. See more a range of training and information modules to help both at www.woodnet.org.uk/wec. 4 landowners and contractors to add value so that more local Outreach & Advice timber can make it into the market place. Details of the Officer: Richard Smith following training and information modules will be announced Richard comes to the WoodNet team in the next issue of WoodLots (Issue 67, May): with extensive experience gained from • Production & Marketing of Timber for Construction; many years working in forestry and • Production & Marketing of Woodchip for Wood Fuel; agriculture. Richard will visit woodlands • Tree Identification for Timber Production; to assess the potential for supplying wood • Understanding the Renewable Qualities of Wood. fuel and architectural components. Vistis Project partners, Plumpton College, have are free to woodlands within the WARR area. You can meet supplied essential classroom furniture and Richard between 1pm & 3pm at the Woodland Enterprise equipment for the new WoodNet Training Centre Open Day (free) on Saturday 24th March (see page Room and recruited Colin Pantrey, Forestry & Arboricultural lecturer 12). To book a WoodNet Outreach Visit please contact to be based at the Woodland Enterprise Centre for 2 days a week. WoodNet on: 01580 879552, leaving your name, contact phone number and postcode on the answerphone. Plumpton College will continue to offer forestry & arboriculture full time and short courses (1st Diploma at Level 2 to Foundation Colin Pantrey, Lecturer Degree at Level 4) to be delivered from the Flimwell site, in Forestry & Arboriculture enabling students from the East of the region to access training. In particular Colin will be delivering a Forestry & Conservation Plumpton College BTEC for 14-16 year olds commencing in September 2007. Colin will be based at the Woodland Enterprise Centre for 2 days a week. Look out for forthcoming short courses If you are interested in holding your own training event or in Coppicing (4 days), Home Chainsaw Use (1 day) or developing an activity in partnership with WoodNet at the Understanding Ancient Woodlands (1 day). Colin and his Woodland Enterprise Centre please contact: Jenny Martin, team will be demonstrating timber extraction, forwarding, 01580 879552, email: [email protected]. winching, sawmilling and woodchipping for wood fuel at the To find out more about the WoodNet Outreach, Advice & Woodland Enterprise Centre Open Day (free) on Saturday Training Programme, meet the training and advisory team 24th March. Colin will be available from 3-4pm to discuss and see the training facilities, come along to the free Open forthcoming Plumpton College courses at the Flimwell site, Day at the Woodland Enterprise Centre on Saturday March including the BTEC for 14-16 year olds. See page 12 for more 24th (details page 12). info