2021


20th December 2021

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland maintenance. Coffee and lunch breaks are always taken! Bring own refreshments. If you are planning to come and are new to the group, please contact John Craythorne for further details. ...


7th December 2021

Woodland Management Group back in action

Our Woodland Management Group is back in business, meeting every second Monday through until the end of March. We are continuing with a long term programme of work carrying out coppicing and general woodland management at Moor Farm, near Morchard Bishop. It's a beautiful, mature woodland in a typi ...


7th December 2021

Are you a wannabe tree planter?

Steve Densham at Mid Devon District Council has been in touch to tell us that the council wants to do some tree planting in the area over the coming winter. This will be planting whips, i.e. small twiggy trees around 2' tall, very easy to pop into the ground. We already know of several people who ...


4th June 2021

Subsidy for large scale hedge planting

The Woodland Trust is offering generous subsidies for large scale (over 100m) hedge planting. If there are interested landowners out there who might find it difficult to find the labour to carry out the planting, Sustainable Crediton my be able to help - get in touch and lets see. ...


4th June 2021

Free trees for planting next winter!

The Woodland Trust is offering schools and communities packs of free trees for planting next winter / spring. These packs vary in size from 30 saplings for hedging, to 420 tree whips. If you want some, go to the web site and have a look. Order early, I daresay there will be much demand. Perhaps y ...


18th March 2021

Tree planters seek eligible land!

You may have read recently in the Courier of much tree planting going on at Elston, near Copplestone; also at Tedburn. Several members of Sustainable Crediton helped in a personal capacity, and in all over 50 people volunteered over the course of the week or so that the planting took place. In tota ...


19th January 2021

Woodland Management Group cancellations, and opportunities?

As a result of current restrictions, it has been necessary to cancel our working parties for the time being. Those remaining in the diary will be subject to review. On a more positive note, we have held discussions with representatives of Mid Devon District Council about tree planting opportunitie ...


11th January 2021

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland management. If you are new to the group and would like more information, please get in touch via the link. ...