A majestic mixed conifer and broadleaf woodland with great panoramic views across the Firth of Tay.

An appealing mixed conifer and broadleaf woodland surrounded by forest, open fields and hilltops.

A Lake District National Park woodland where tranquility, wildlife and far reaching views of the Lakeland Fells, can be enjoyed while Bassenthwaite Lake stretches away to the south.

Superb woodland in the north west of the Lake District National Park, close to Bassenthwaite Lake.

A beatiful woodland located in a rural area just out side Lincoln with an abundance of wildlife and fishing rights on the river Brant.

Earlier this week we went up to the wood for dinner with our friends John and Helen, who live just opposite us. After dinner we settled round the camp fire and once it was dark got the bat detector out. We heard and saw far more bats than last time, we think there were at least three at once feeding in the coupe we cut two years ago. Perhaps there are more i […]

You may have heard of the (mythical?) story of King Canute (or Cnut), who had his throne set on the beach and commanded the tide to stop where it was - he got wet. Well, we have a similar thing going on in Camber. Between the village and the sea are large sand dunes, which keep the sea out but are also hard work to walk over. Because the beach is popular, th […]

... is the name of the mystery flower. Thanks to Sean for the tip. The only puzzling thing is it has too many petals, but the leaves are definitely right. A hybrid perhaps? Here it is again:I wasn't around last weekend, hence the lack of new photos from the wood. We did pop up briefly on Monday night, but that was just to take some materials for track r […]

The highlight of the weekend for Tracy was that she discovered she can split logs with a maul! I think she'd just assumed she couldn't before - it's one of those things that if you try it in a half-hearted way it doesn't work - you have to really mean it!While Tracy was splitting logs, I was loading longer ones into drying racks. There […]

Yes, really, look - here's one going for another!OK, maybe they were courting, but there was certainly some chasing going on!It's a Green Veined White (thanks to Steve Wheatley of Butterfly Conservation for help with the ID).Anyway, the butterfly I was most pleased to see is not rare, it's just one I've never seen before in the wood: the […]

I have so many pictures from the weekend I'm going to have to split them into several posts... So, first of all here's the only one that's *not* about the wood.We have a lot of gulls around here. Herring gulls are common over the winter, and the Black headed gulls have come back now the weather is warmer. But a new arrival, on the roofs of our […]

We had a very busy weekend, with all kinds of visitors to the wood. Although I've done a few posts, there's still some odds and ends I'd like to mention. I'll start with yet another bluebells photo though, this time form the top end of our wood, where I'd not been since the bluebells came out:OK, on to other stuff. I already mentione […]

Last week it was bright and sunny in Camber, and then suddenly the weather turned like this. The wind was blowing in from the sea, and brought this fog rolling in.Here's a video of it:Mike

Many of you have already been bored to death with my new hobby! I recently bought an Garret Ace 250 metal detector. It is a fabulous machine, I am finding loads, easy to use and light to carry. (although after an hour I do get a sore arm!) Anyway, I found this bullet casing in the wood. It says '1943, K2, 20mm' on it.I have been informed that: […]

The bluebells are looking fantastic right now, here's some pictures from our own wood and also from my parents' wood (Sweep Wood):There's also a mystery flower growing in the coupe we coppiced just over a year ago. I think it's a cinquefoil of some sort, but I don't know which. Any suggestions?Mike

An invaluable guide to tree thinning from Julian Evans in the latest of his series of videos for Woodlands TV.  Advice on choosing, marking and removing.

Rodney laboured all winter clearing a small area of the conifers at “Wolf End”. He made a new resolution –“Will remember to fell a smaller area in future, now I know how much work is involved, as this year’s worth was too much for one pair of hands.” This was Trees Month….

Woodlands.co.uk is going on tour …. 

When you don’t want to go behind a tree, build a tree bog. Essential if you’ve got groups visiting your wood. 

If you’ve ever fancied trying orienteering, Linda Thornton of Cleveland Orienteering Club, describes the challenge of combining speed, maps and compasses in a woodland setting:

Now that it’s the time of year for bluebells, we turn our thoughts to woodland flowers. 

Here are the answers to Chris’s fiendish Easter crossword :

Professor Julian Evans demonstrates an easy way to determine soil type in the latest Woodlands TV video clip - sandy, clay, loamy, silt?  No special equipment required - just your fingers and bit of spit!

Despite their reputation for causing damage, it might be time to review the notoriety of the wild boar.  The very thing that makes farmers and landowners in Kent and Sussex shudder, can also help regenerate woodland.

It’s a simple question, with many answers.  In the latest video clip, Woodlands TV asks some woodland owners why they bought their’s.