by Susan | Jul 20, 2015 | Group visits, Rides, Woodland management, Woodland skills
Managing the woodland for visitors There’s an old saying that goes “A housewife’s work is never done”, which everyone knows to be true, because as fast as you clean up, there’s more to be done. The dirt never stops accumulating, along...
by Susan | Jan 24, 2015 | Infrastructure, Woodland management, Woodland skills
Methods of keeping deer out of woodland I stood at the edge of woodland boundary the other day and watched a herd of 30 – 40 Fallow deer, moving along the edge of a field adjoining the wood. The view of so many deer together, with their tails flicking in the...
by Susan | Dec 8, 2013 | Infrastructure, Trees, Woodland skills
Having been awarded Forestry Commission approval for the Woodland Management Plan we’re now beginning to put the drawings into practice. The Agents who had developed and submitted the Management Plan to the Forestry Commission visited the wood to implement...
by Susan | Oct 9, 2013 | Education, Group visits, Highlights, Woodland skills
A beautiful October day welcomed a group of Brownies to Oxlip Wood. The agenda for the day being to learn about woodland environments, enjoy a cook-out and build a pixie village. A gaggle of distracted youngsters, with parents and helpers in tow, soon turned into an...
