2014


10th December 2014

Woodland and Hedgerow Winter Work Party 5

Several of us met at the work site and carried out hedge laying. A large amount of scrub was cleared in front of the hedge by three of us whilst the others removed excess hedge material, and then proceeded to lay the hedge. The photos show what we achieved today in beautiful weather. One highl ...


19th November 2014

Woodland and Hedgerow Winter Work Party 4

At this work party five of us worked from 10am to about 3:30pm in the light drizzle. Eddy worked with the chain saw and coppiced hazel stools. The rest of us worked on smaller timber with hand tools. Any brash was tidied into racks which will form a wildlife habitat as it decomposes. The cut d ...


5th November 2014

Woodland and Hedgerow Winter Work Party 3

It was a superb, cool, sunny day at Tucking Mill. Four of us cleared brush, cut out excess stems, laid stems and crooked the completed laid hedge. About 20 metres of hedge were laid and a good amount of timber obtained. Thanks to Eddy Kay for the pictures in the slide show. We will be ...


Sign the petition to save our forests!
4th November 2014

Save our forests from the infrastructure bill!

The Infrastructure Bill opens the floodgates for forests to be sold off to private companies. Sign the 38 Degrees petition and vote to exempt public forests so that these national treasures can be protected. 


20th October 2014

Woodland and Hedgerow Winter Work Party 2

At this work party we began work in the woodland by coppicing hazel and blackthorn trees. Brash was laid in racks to create wildlife habitat. A surprisingly large area of woodland was managed in this way by the five members of the group who attended. We need to address how we will remove the t ...


5th October 2014

Woodland and Hedgerow Winter Work Party 1

An approximately 5 metre section of the hedge was laid. At this work party we will commence hedge laying the hedge on the other side of the public bridle path. Bring work clothes, hedge laying tools and any produce you would like to barter with the others. Please read the risk asse ...


10th September 2014

Woodland and Hedgerow Winter Work Parties

Over the summer we have agreed with the owners of Tucking Mill Farm in Zeal Monochorum to manage a piece of woodland as well as lay one of their hedgerows. We will no longer be working in Newton St Cyres as the farmer there will be using the field where we worked to keep sheep. As a result of ...


17th April 2014

Woodland Management Agreed at Tucking Mill Farm

Management Plan for Woodland at Tuckingmill Farm, Zeal Monachorum This small woodland consists of standard hardwood trees and an understorey layer. The standards are nearly all young, self-sown oak of uniform age. The understorey is relatively sparse but is mainly hazel with some elder, h ...


31st March 2014

Tree Care Campaign

21 March - 21 September 2014

The Tree Council's national Tree Care Campaign runs from March to September and highlights the need for better care for all trees, in order to ensure their survival and increase the number reaching maturity.

It was launched in 1999 to urge anyone who has planted trees in the past 5 years to revisit them and carry out a few simple tree care tasks, such as clearing weeds, mulching and checking ties. These actions can save young trees from dying and allow them to develop into mature trees that enhance our urban and rural landscape, provide shade and local climate change, and support biodiversity.


31st March 2014

Woodfuel Group Renamed

Following a recent meeting the Woodfuel from Hedgerows Group renamed itself the Woodland and Hedgerow Group. The change of name came about after members thought about the principles the group operated by:- Eco - influencing farmers to look after hedgerows and woodlands, creating sustainable ...


17th March 2014

Woodland and Hedgerows Work Party 14

This work party will be the last hedgelaying session of the season at Zeal. We will complete any unfinished work and tidy up the site. ...


9th March 2014

Exhibition of Botanical Watercolour Paintings by Sandra Chalton

An Exhibition of Botanical Watercolour Paintings by Sandra Chalton at 3 Dukes Court (next to the Duke of York), off the High Street ...


2nd March 2014

Woodland and Hedgerows Work Party 13

We shall continue hedge-laying, but also need to make a start to clear the site of debris and accumulated stores of wood. Update Five of us worked from 10am to 1pm ( a short day in view of the inclement weather forecast). We processed all the wood on site remaining from our previous sessi ...


Alldoers on tree
8th February 2014

Help us preserve & promote old apple varieties

Come along to this FREE EVENT to have a cup of coffee, exchange scions and get advice on grafting and root stocks. A scion is a length (up to about 15") of NEW growth, which will be grafted onto a new rootstock, or onto a branch of an existing tree. With scion, rootstock and grafting skill ...