April news & events round-up from SWOG ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌱🌳 #spring #woodland #nojoke

The British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) was commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to support policy development, exploring awareness, action and aspirations in the forestry community in responding to environmental change. The 2025 survey has provided the third instance in a valuable time-series of similar surveys spanning ten years exploring environmental change across Great Britain. While this report reports on Britain-wide results, a separate supplement provides some specific and more detailed findings for England.

Report of the 2025 British Woodlands Survey published today exploring awareness, action and aspirations among Britain's forestry community relating to #environmentalchange @gabrielhemery.com @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social Read more and download: sylva.org.uk/bws

March SWOG newsletter now out and available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳🦌🦅🐛🌩

🌳 “A fantastic day. Julian is a walking woodland encyclopaedia, very approachable and engaging.”

🥾 “Very informative course – a good mix of introductory information and practical field visits.”

👉 Book your place now: https://ow.ly/Sr6r50Yhuo1

#RFSEvents #Training #WoodlandManagement

February SWOG newsletter now out and available here: mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳🪵🌱 #protectandrestore

We're particularly appreciating this one today 🤎
#RedSquirrelAppreciationDay

The Forest Guide England is published today with Bloomsbury @chiffchat.bsky.social - available in all good bookshops! Signed copies direct from the author: gabrielhemery.com/product/the-...

All welcome at our next free webinar, Tuesday 20th Jan at 6 pm 🦠🌳 Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-permea...

Happy New Year from SWOG, may it be full of time in the woods 🌳 January newsletter available here: mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... #winterwoodland #witchesbutter

December SWOG newsletter now out and available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌲🐿🌿

I don't know what she was mixed with but she was the best ❤️ Good luck!

Tell us your favourite tree to be in with a chance of winning in our #nationaltreeweek book giveaway 🌳📖➡️ www.swog.org.uk/swog-events/...

All welcome at our next webinar on 18th Nov with Rob Penn and John Orchard from @woodlandheritage.bsky.social Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grow-trees... 🌳🪵 #woodculture

November SWOG newsletter now out and available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🍂🌱🦇🪵 #woodlandnews

Looking forward to our next webinar, this Thursday at 6 pm with @batconservation.bsky.social All welcome, sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-introdu... 🌳🦇🍂

October SWOG newsletter now available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳🍄🦇🌰 #woodlands #news #events #art

Photo of purple fungi and the words: "Find a fungus. Find and photograph our favourite 20 fungi and upload to the UK Fungus Day Find a Fungus project on iNaturalist. Open 29th September to 10th October 2025. ukfungusday.co.uk"

🔍 🍄 The #UKFungusDay Find-a-Fungus challenge has started! Join in by looking out for our 20 listed fungi, take photos & record your finds on iNaturalist.
➡️ How to take part: www.ukfungusday.co.uk/findafungus

A new SWOG book review: Mosses, Liverworts, & Hornworts of the World. A beautiful and inspiring exploration of an easily-overlooked group of plants 🌿 www.swog.org.uk/news/books-m... @princetonupress.bsky.social

Every Interaction Matters: Mental Health in Forestry YouTube video by Royal Forestry Society

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September SWOG newsletter available here: mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳🦇🦌🪵

Calling all woodland owners, agents, professionals, businesses, land-owning organisations - final week to complete British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) exploring woodland resilience - take part before 31 Aug: sylva.org.uk/bws2025
#woodlands #trees #resilience #environmentalchange #research

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Rare, early film of three stylish gentlemen demonstrating the use of a clapper stile gate in the English countryside. Incredibly, this was filmed in 1910
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August SWOG newsletter available here: mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳🦗🪓 #woodland #newsandviews #events

In this latest edition of the respected British Woodlands Survey, researchers want to hear from woodland owners and managers about their experiences, and of their hopes and fears for the future. Environmental change is already altering the ecology of our woodlands, affecting timber prices and productivity, impacting financial sustainability and more. Do you think some of these impacts may be positive as well as negative? Do you think you need better financial support or advice? What are biggest barriers you face in managing your woodland? Would you like to be better connected with others, could information technology support you better? This is your chance to have a say! The British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) is now live and remains open until end August. Taking part is important for all woodland owners, forestry and land agents, forestry professionals, businesses, land-owning organisations, and others.

The British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) is now live - important for all woodland owners, agents, forestry professionals, businesses, land-owning organisations - take part: sylva.org.uk/bws2025 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social #woodlands #trees #resilience #environmentalchange #research

July SWOG newsletter now out and available here: mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳🌿 #woodland #newsandviews

A pellucid hoverfly on wild raspberry for #InsectWeek 🦋🐜🐞🦟🐛

For the summer solstice, some of the wonderful trees soaking up the sun at Allen Banks and Staward Gorge @nationaltrust.org.uk #green #woodland #escape

The wild service tree is the rarer woodland relative of rowan and whitebeam, appearing to germinate only in areas of ancient woodland, for which it is an indicator. It is found on chalk and limestone, but also on nutrient-rich clays. 🌳

A racket in the rangers’ hut in Beldorney made ranger Louise McLaren set up camera traps to find out what was going on. Look at these kits doing gymnastiques😂. Watch to the end to find out what’s for dinner. #cameratraps #nature #pinemartens #Scotland

Take a peek at the June SWOG newsletter, available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳 #woodlandviews