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Thanks to the National Lottery, three of our group members were able to attend and pass the City and Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting. This expands the members who are allowed to operate chainsaws for future cutting duties. Crucorney Woodland Group would like to thank Sam Stinchcombe of…

We are fully aware that working in the wood requires the utmost care at all times, and so knowing what to do if first aid was ever needed – needs to be second nature! In April, eleven members of the Woodland Group were able to take on a full day refresher course in first aid,…

We have had a number of activity days over the years. We hope to be restarting these soon – so if you are interested in joining in, do get in touch. Courses have ranged from carving everything from a simple wooden spoon to large bread bowls and serving platters. We have also done hurdle making…

Workgroups take place most weeks on Wednesday mornings or on a weekend morning, sometimes both, depending on availability. Activities include making charcoal, felling carefully selected trees in season, wood processing (cutting, splitting, stacking) for firewood and use in our charcoal kiln, tree planting and general woodland management, all with a view to improve the health…

Well if it’s spring, one of the first items on the agenda is making charcoal again. The process is relatively simple, it’s certainly age-old (and some of the old hands will insist there is some dark magic to the art that is down to years’ of charcoal production!). This involves ways of laying the wood…