Forestry & British Timber articles from December 2006

Forestry & British Timber archives from December 2006

Financial fiasco - from farm to forest.(United Kingdom. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)(flawful management of DEFRA resulted in financial blunder in farm and forest sector)
December 4, 2006... Copyright: CMP Information Ltd. There was a time, not so very long ago, that ministers, politicians, public servants - indeed, anyone in authority - who had made a mighty professional cock-up, done the wrong thing or acted dishonestly was...

LOGBOOK: First Community Forest - two million trees.(the Great North Forest)(David Miliband plants the two millionth tree at Herrington Country Park)
December 4, 2006... Environment Secretary David Miliband celebrated a milestone at the Great North Forest on October 20 as he joined local people and partners to plant the Forest's two millionth tree at Herrington Country Park in Sunderland. The planting...

LOGBOOK: Millers talk to merchants.(BSW Timber PLC plan to train stockists on the properties of timber)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... `BSW Timber believes it has a duty and responsibility to train stockists on the basics and characteristic of timber', said the company's marketing manager Bryan Crennell recently: he was announcing the results of its `Constructive timber...

LOGBOOK: 'Joined up' approach welcomed.(forest conservation strategies)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... `The fantastic wood fuel opportunity that exists in England... and the vital role of the industry in the revised forestry strategy' were welcomed by Barry Gardiner, MP, Westminster government forestry and procurement policy minister when he...

LOGBOOK: Explosive conservation.(The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)(tree crowns to be blown off to increase dead wood in forests)
December 4, 2006... Ten mature Caledonian pine trees on the RSPB's Abernethy nature reserve had to have their crowns removed with explosives to increase the amount of dead wood in the forest. What might ostensibly be seen as a an act of destruction should actually...

LOGBOOK: NFC invites.(National Forest Company)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Applicants from a diverse experience base are invited by the National Forest Company to fill vacancies for three new director to its board, to start on April 1 2007. They are looking for those from the following backgrounds: land management;...

LOGBOOK: High five for Yorkshire show.(South Yorkshire Wood Fair)
December 4, 2006... A move from its traditional rural location proved a success for the South Yorkshire Wood Fair. Now in its fifth year the show, organised by the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership, was the biggest and most successful to date, attracting around...

Timeless Timber supports arts project.(BSW Timber PLC teams up with Kielder Partnership for timber decking projects)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... A huge area of forest floor in the heart of Northumbria's Kielder Forest has been transformed by BSW Timber into one of the UK's largest timber decking projects. A series of raised Timeless Timber-decked pathways have been laid through the...

LOGBOOK: Wood workers on the web.
December 4, 2006... Argyll's timber and high quality wooden products created from it are being promoted to audiences all over the world through a new website. Products ranging from raw timber and outdoor furniture through to exquisite carvings of animals or turned...

LOGBOOK: Forestry 'Firmly rooted' in the economy.
December 4, 2006... Britain's forest industry generates #7.2bn a year for the economy a new report has revealed. The study also shows that 167,000 people are directly employed in growing, harvesting and processing trees across the UK. Other important benefits...

LOGBOOK: TRADA looks ahead.(Timber Research and Development Association)(TRADA appoints Rupert Scott and Karen Tipping )(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Following a review by the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) on possible future investment and extended services areas, it has appointed Rupert Scott, formerly group marketing manager, as regulations, codes and standards...

LOGBOOK: Keeping it local.(Forestry Commission Scotland)
December 4, 2006... `We welcome the pragmatic approach which builds in flexibility in choice of seed zones to take account of the current limited seed and plant supplies for some native species'. James Hepburne Scott - of the Forest and Timber Association...

LOGBOOK: Savill sweeps the board.
December 4, 2006... Featuring a stunning grid-shell design roof - at nearly 100m long, the UK's largest of its type - the iconic Savill Building in the Crown Estate's Windsor Great Park came away with the gold award at the annual Wood Awards at Carpenter's Hall,...

LOGBOOK: Highland Honeys make it to Africa.(honey buzzards used as experimental models to study bird migration)
December 4, 2006... Two young honey buzzards, tracked as part of a pioneering project to uncover the mysteries of the birds' annual migration south (see FBT October p12), have safely arrived in Africa. The chicks were fitted with light weight satellite...

Woodwise: The view from the sharp end.
December 4, 2006... In which our monthly contracting contributor Nick Hilton of Woodwise Forestry* finds there is more to waste than meets the eye... For reasons that are quite beyond me, I was recently invited along to an Agricultural Waste Regulations...

Farewell in Paradise Wood.(Dr Peter Savill's opinion on Paradise Wood)
December 4, 2006... We met in the splendid setting of Little Wittenham Manor, the Oxfordshire home of Sir Martin and Lady Wood, in the shadow - writes David Taylor - of the familiar profile of Wittenham Clumps. The morning was fine, the wind fresh but warm, and...

A dead cert.(Control Union Certifications appoints David Ogg as Programme Manager )(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... David Ogg is now Programme Manager for Control Union Certifications (part of the Control Union World Group in Holland) and is responsible for the further development of their FSC and PEFC forestry programmes around the world. David who has...

It's a Family Affair.
December 4, 2006... 'Full-sib' families are a new generation of improved Sitka spruce planting stock. Steve J Lee, Programme Leader for Conifer Breeding, Forest Research, explains. The genetic improvement of Sitka spruce has been progressing steadily over the...

Woodlands and simulated warfare.(plantation covers as the best simulating environment for military training)
December 4, 2006... On a sunlit day when the Nordic beauty of North Northumberland's remote border country could be seen at its rugged best, Hilary Burke joined Defence Estates woodland manager, Keith Anderson, at Stewartshiels Plantation on the county's Army...

NURSERY WORLD: High achievers at low altitude.(Cheviot Trees has a booming production)
December 4, 2006... Cheviot Trees is now over 20-years-old having been established back in 1985 and produces three and a half million containerised plants a year. Woodland consultant Eamonn Wall recently visited the tree nursery to find out the reasons for its...

Working to their own schedule.(Alba Trees nursery)
December 4, 2006... Alba Trees* have been producing trees since 1988 - a black year in forestry's history - but have weathered that storm and the nursery is currently working at full capacity as woodland consultant Eamonn Wall found on his recent visit. Back...

Hedging their bets.(Chew Valley Trees)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Chew Valley Trees* are now in their twentieth year of growing hardy native and ornamental trees, shrubs, hedging and fruit trees in the fertile soil of the South West of England. They span the whole range of sizes from forestry transplants to...

Award-winning Wyevale.(Wyevale Nurseries)(Pete Weston Memorial Award)
December 4, 2006... Approaching its twentieth year, Wyevale Nurseries* continues to go from strength to strength as it consolidated its position as one of the country's leading nurseries by being awarded the Pete Weston Memorial Award this year. The award, given...

The complete service.(Nicholsons's quality plants)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Nicholsons* is one of the UK's leading growers and suppliers of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants to the horticultural trade. Nicholsons also offers a comprehensive range of services that include forestry, hedging, fencing and landscaping,...

Changing with the times.(plants developed by TreesPlease)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... TreesPlease* was established twenty years ago, and has been evolving ever since in order to meet market demand. Since its early days of producing mainly conifers it had changed its focus by the beginning of this century to producing manly...

Integrity and family values.(Johnsons of Whixley)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Established in 1921 Johnsons of Whixley* is one of the largest growers of forestry and amenity stock. The company is the first grower of its kind to attain ISO 9001:2000 Accreditation in Europe. The business is family owned with emphasis...

Hardy growers since 1950.
December 4, 2006... Located at 850ft (270m) elevation on the Northern flanks of the Cumbrian Howgill Fells, Weasdale Nurseries* have been growing a wide range of bare-root hardy trees and shrubs since 1950. Specialists in mail-order from the outset, with over 800...

APF 2006 - Everyone's a winner!(exhibitions )
December 4, 2006... Last month we gave you a taste of what was on offer around the stands at forestry's greatest show on this earth - APF 2006. This month show secretary Ian Millward has his customary last word and we also find out the results of the spectacular...

ARB: Professionalism, landscape architects and other fanciful thoughts.
December 7, 2006... Landscape Architects, eh? All that training and the extra vision given by those natty designer glasses and they still don't know one end of a tree from another. Perhaps, if they asked us arbs once in while, they might just learn something about...

ARB BITES: Ground-breaking research for Swedish urban tree management.
December 7, 2006... A Myerscough College graduate's ground-breaking dissertation is set to have a major impact on local authority urban tree management in Sweden. Linda Saretok's research is the first time a detailed survey of urban tree management has been...

ARB: 'Hot glove' for BTS.(Broadleaf Tree Specialists acquire Distribution Power Lines)
December 7, 2006... A company responsible for protecting some 40% of UK consumers' electricity supply from vegetation has moved into the utilities maintenance field following a #2.5m acquisition that will see it - BTS - become the only company in the UK to offer...

ARB: Your CLA memories sought.(2008 Country Land and Business Association Game fair)(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... First held in Stetchworth in 1958, the CLA Game Fair will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008. To mark the anniversary it is intended to publish a book looking back over 50 years of what has grown to be the world's biggest annual country...

ARB: Silvanus expands its services.(Silvanus Services Ltd)(Landscapes Southwest Ltd)(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... Two companies in the south-west have joined forces to form a significant new force in the environmental contracting sector. The west- country based woodland and forestry contractor Silvanus Services Ltd, and grounds maintenance specialist...

ARB BITES: A-Plant gains `A' grade.(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... Tree work contractors involved in roadside operations will be interested to hear that A-Plant's Traffic Systems (A-PTS) business has won the hire industry's first Sector Scheme (SS) 12 certification. This follows rigorous procedure...

ARB ISSUES: FAQs about arborist ergonomics.
December 7, 2006... Paolo Bavaresco and Davina Owen help to answer the frequently asked questions about the issue of arborist ergonomics, highlighted by their previous article `The Body language of Tree Workers' ('essentialARB' 18, p8). What does `arborist...

ARB: TREE CARE - THE JOY OF MULCHING.
December 7, 2006... We know mulches provide important benefits to trees in terms of conserving soil moisture, suppressing weeds and fertilisation. In this article Dr Glynn Percival of the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory* and Evangelos Gklavakis a research...

ARB: TREE CARE - Guidelines for applying mulches.
December 7, 2006... 1. Mulch should be applied from the drip line to the trunk. If this is not practical, minimum mulch circle radii should be 0.3m for small trees, 1m for medium trees and 3m for large trees. 2. When applying mulch it is best to kill or remove...

ARB: KNOW YOUR TREES - The simple act of buying a tree.(J A Jones and Sons)(Civic Trees)
December 7, 2006... Jo Ryan from Treesource* continues her series examining nursery stock production and plant specification for landscape projects. ROOT-BALLED NURSERY STOCK Root-balled trees are trees moved with a ball of growing medium around their...

ARB: AA CONFERENCE - Life begins at 40.(Arboricultural Association)(Conference news)
December 7, 2006... Now in its 40th year and still going as strong as ever, the Arboricultural Association's National Conference attracted 391 delegates to York University with its series of authoritative talks and presentations - as well as the odd wine reception...

ARB: TREE LORE - HARD NUTS TO CRACK.(Dr Terry Mabbett)
December 7, 2006... There's more to walnut trees than meets the eye as Dr Terry Mabbett explains... Hunter-gatherers ate hazelnuts, wild cherries and berries and `Gods' were fed on the `Nuts of Jupiter' (Jovis glans) shortened and corrupted in to Juglans....

ARB: RISK MANAGEMENT - THE FUTURE OF TREE RISK MANAGEMENT.
December 7, 2006... Exploring the context for non-defensive tree risk management was the theme of the sixth in the Treework Environmental Practice's* current series of seminars on wide-ranging arboricultural issues and is one which resonates with all of us...

ARB: ON THE JOB - GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR WOOD.
December 7, 2006... This issue 'essentialARB's' new regular contributor Rob Dyer looks at drying wood. Why dry wood in the first place? I'd just like to start by saying that I'm not an expert and this article is just to give a solid base from which to...