Felling in the forest

More intrepid visitors to the forest may have noticed that we have been felling up on Croydon Hill recently. This has unfortunately been necessary due to the stand of Corsican Pine falling victim to red band needle blight ( http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-6ZCKAE), which basically stunted the trees' growth, and could have spread to other stands. One interesting feature of this is that it has opened up some amazing views of Conygar tower and the coast- that won't have been seen for 40+ years. This area will be restocked with conifers that are more resistant to the ever increasing sweet of tree diseases that we need to manage around nowadays. The views, however, will remain for a good few years yet, so do make your way up the hill to enjoy them, and the nightjars that may well inhabit this area now it has been cleared. Andy Player

New office update

The new office is really starting to take shape- the shell is nearly complete and electrics all plumbed in (if I can use that term!). We should be abel to start the migration across in a couple of weeks so at long last we are nearly there! watch this space for more updates.

Forest Operations Feb 2012

We are currently thinning the woodland in the Longcombe area of the forest- see map. Thinning enables the remaining trees to grow bigger, and lets light into the forest floor. It also generates timber to go to UK timber mills for making a wide range of wooden produce. Please observe any signs or directions given on site, keep your dog under close control at all times when near a work site and do not get too close to working machinery.