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Supporting the enjoyment, diversity and conservation of UK woodlands www.swog.org.uk
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How to deal with grey squirrels...a growing threat to woodland management living-woods.org.uk/news/how-to-...

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April SWOG newsletter now out and available here: mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌳📖

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All welcome at our Lyme Disease Awareness webinar on Thursday 3rd April (6 pm) with @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lyme-disea... 🌳🕷️

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Celebrating International Day of Forests and the start of spring with a wood anemone, an ancient woodland indicator that's favoured by hoverflies 🌳🐝 #ForestDay

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The flowers of Blackthorn, AKA Sloe, appear early spring, before the leaves, turning hedgerows into clouds of blossom. Brilliant for wildlife, it provides an early source of pollen for bees & insects, is a food plant for Brown Hairstreak Butterflies & its thorns provide protection for nesting birds

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We have a FREE webinar this Wednesday at 12pm - 1pm A Beginner’s Guide to Trees and the Law Sign up below! buytickets.at/thetreecounc...

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The first @protect.earth traditional hedgelaying course was such a success we’re running another! March 22nd, near Lloyney / Knighton. Tools (and first aider 😬) provided. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-hedge...

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We created a starter pack! go.bsky.app/2MxwTe7

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Small woodland owners are invited to share their views on the viability of group applications for managing dangerous ash trees at a CCRI/Forest Research group ash grants workshop, 3-5 pm on 17th March. Sign up here by 12th March: forms.office.com/e/LtYiWKUJQJ...

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Palaeontologist Richard Fortey will continue to inspire and educate via his books, including this wonderful account of his 4 acres of beech woodland in the Chilterns 🌳🪳

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Today is #WorldWildlifeDay! 🐦🐞🦇 🦎 We want to celebrate just how important trees are for our wonderful wildlife! 🌳💚

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March SWOG newsletter available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌱🌳🌱 #woodland #newsandviews #escape

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A brightly coloured crow, the jay is unmistakeable. It is mainly pinkish-buff, with a black tail, white rump, black 'moustache', and black-and-white wings that sport a brilliant blue patch. 📷 Paul Cleasby

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Curious about how best to manage the #hedgerows on your land? 🌳Watch the first of this two-part video series to learn how to rejuvenate your hedges by #coppicing, laying and incorporating hedgerow trees with our expert Megan 👇 🎞️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UV3... Thanks to WoodlandsTV & Tom Hartwell.

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Catkin is derived from the Dutch word katteken, which means kitten, since the flowers look like fluffy kitten tails. They’re also known as lamb’s tails for the same reason, and this name has a stronger association with the onset of spring. 😻 📸Mark Monk-Terry

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Looking for some recommendations…… Is anyone successfully using a free app on iPhone that plots an area on a map via walking it on the ground? Eg field, woodland compartment etc Thank you!

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Some beautiful woodland primroses for Valentine's day 🌹🥰 #nemophilist

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⭐ NEW COURSE! 5th June: Managing Woods for Wildlife Tutor: Mark Vallance, Berks, Bucks and Oxon @TheWildlifeTrusts Location: Bicester, OX5 2RF. 🌳 Enhance biodiversity in woodland ecosystems. 📣 Book now! www.rfs.org.uk/events/managing-woods-for-wildlife/ #RFSEvents #Training #WoodsForWildlife

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We need volunteersto help monitor the pests and diseases affecting our trees and woodlands. Can you help? 🩺 🌳 Join the award-winning #Observatree network and help survey tree health across the UK, protecting trees from future threats 📈 More info at 👉 https://buff.ly/42Pw7th

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Super excited to see my next book published and how nature lovers, forest explorers, history sleuths, walkers and those inspired by the glorious landscapes of Wales receive this next guidebook in The Forest Guide series #books #nature #Wales

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February SWOG newsletter now out & available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... #woodland #news #wildlife #art

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This Thursday! Join us for our 'Collecting, calculating and storing woodland inventory data using myForest' webinar with @sylva.org.uk Sign up here: lnkd.in/evr54tjT @reheatrt.bsky.social #woodlandmanagement

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A new SWOG blog considers how to minimise the impacts of dog treatments on woodland wildlife 🌳🐾 www.swog.org.uk/news/pet-tre...

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Some good news to celebrate #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay

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Many thanks to Ian White from @ptes-org.bsky.social for a great webinar yesterday on how we can support hazel dormice 🌳 The recording is available here: youtu.be/6-CJzBT_RV4 #connectivity

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Day 314 | Mossy Oak #project365 #trees #nature #moss #woodland #photography #hasselblad #x2d

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Looks like an interesting watch, starting this Thursday on Channel 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/s...

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Happy New Year! January SWOG newsletter available here: mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌲 #woodlandnews #events #resources #wildlife

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May it involve some time in a wood, even if it's not going to look quite like this! 🎄 #winterwonderland

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Thank you @gpstrees.bsky.social for the beautiful greetings cards. I will have to go on tour to visit them all 😊 🌳 gpstrees.com

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December SWOG newsletter available here ➡️ mailchi.mp/swog/newslet... 🌲 #woodland #wildlife #books #newsandviews

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A new SWOG book review: The Little Book of Fungi by Britt A. Bunyard. Lots of fascinating information in a handy, easy access package 🍄 www.swog.org.uk/news/books-t... @princetonupress.bsky.social #fungi #mushrooms #littlebooks

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Celebrating the start of #NationalTreeWeek with a hopeful little oak 🌳 Online and in-person event info here: treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-cam...

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If you missed it on the big screen, Merlin Sheldrake's recent film is on BBC4 at 8 pm tonight and is now also available in iPlayer 🍄 #fungi www.fungimovie.com

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Please join us for our next SWOG webinar on Monday 2nd Dec at 6 pm 🦉🌳 #woodland #birds #nestbox #wildlife #conservation www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-att...

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#Leicestershire woodlanders, do any of you fancy coming to this event? #woodland #fungus #fungal #fungi #mushroom

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