From tree to bench
Anyone who has visited one of our woodlands for sale in Devon or Cornwall will most likely have noticed, maybe even sat upon, one of the benches which are a particular feature in the woodlands that my...
View ArticleOak Frame Buildings – made in Wales
“If you’re doing an extension, a timber-framed building is much nicer than an Everest job – and cheaper too,” claims Russell of the Oakframecompany.co.uk. Based in Kinmel Bay, North Wales, the company...
View Article‘The vigilant’ : The Restoration of a Thames Sailing Barge
Woodlands.co.uk is helping with the supply of some materials (wood, timber) for the restoration of a majestic Thames sailing barge. The barge is “The Vigilant”, a 109 year old ‘Edwardian Lady of the...
View ArticlePotential for firewood and woodfuel from South East England – according to...
Appearing at the Wood Fuel Conference in Surrey Hills, Matthew Woodcock set out the raw figures showing why he’s optimistic that South East England can help to reduce its carbon emissions from fossil...
View Article‘Grown in Britain’ campaign could help smaller woodland owners
A recent report on “Creating a sustainable future for our woodlands and forests” forms the basis for a new campaign – Grown in Britain. This campaign aims to promote products grown in UK woodlands, to...
View ArticleA Wooden Summerhouse – Part 2: The Reciprocal Roof
With the henge completed, the next stage of the summerhouse build was to construct the roof. The type of structure we have chosen is a ‘reciprocal roof’. This is a simple and elegant roof form which is...
View ArticleHow does Inheritance tax and capital gains work with woodlands?
Woodlands get some protection from these “capital taxes” in order to encourage people to invest in forestry and to manage it commercially. This blog explains in outline how these taxes affect...
View ArticleWoodland types : Beech Woodlands
Beech woodland is native to Southern England and Wales (roughly, south of a line drawn from The Wash to the The Severn). However, in some parts of the country, beech has been planted systematically,...
View ArticleA clever device for long-cutting – the “truncator” sawhorse
The worst thing about cutting logs with a chainsaw is all the bending down and picking up, stacking and generally time spent not actually cutting. Richard Bowness and Steve Tonkin have solved the...
View ArticleSawdust to go
In these days when just about anything is available, delivered to your door with just a few taps on an app, I have introduced my own delivery service for some of our woodland owners – delivering to...
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