SWA Publications

The following are available from SWA. Prices include p&p. Cheques payable to SWA.

Small Woods Information Pack-
£9.00

Small Woods For All pack-
£9.00

Woodland Initiatives Handbook-

£10.00

‘Smallwoods’ magazine back issues-
£5.00 each

Planning for Sustainable Woodlands-
£3.00

Woodland & Craft Courses 2007
free

‘Helping local communities reconnect’
£3.00

Your local Woods- South East Wales

free

Your Local Woods- South West Wales
free
Your Local Woods– North West Wales
free
Your Local Woods– Denbighshire & Conwy
free 

Woodland Initiatives Meeting Targets

free

 

General Information

·           Woodlands of Britain – A Naturalist’s Guide ; Ron Freethy

·           A History of English Forestry; N.D.G.James

·           Natural Woodland; George Peterken

·           Welsh Woodlands; George Linnard

·           Woodland and Wildlife; Keith Kirby

·           Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape; Oliver Rackham

·           History of the Countryside; Oliver Rackham

·           Ancient Woodland; Oliver Rackham

 

Woodland Management

·         Woodlands – a practical handbook  from BTCV

·         Practical Forestry for the Agent and Surveyor ; Cyril Hart

·         Caring for Small Woods ; Ken Broad

·         Small Woods and Hedgerows; Valerie Porter

·         Tall Trees and Small Woods – How to Grow and Tend Them; W. Mutch

·         Forest Practice Guides (1-8) for the Management of Semi-Natural Woodlands; Forestry Commission

·         The Future for Woodland Deer – Management or Sport?; Roger McKinley

·         Silviculture of Broadleaved Woodland; Julian Evans (FC Bulletin 62)

·         Woodland Conservation and Management; George Peterken

• Fundamental Woodland Management; Rodney Helliwell

Woodland Ownership

·         A Wood of Our Own ; Julian Evans

·         A Wood of Your Own ; Margaret Hanton

·         Birth of a Nature Reserve; Elizabeth Barling (Ravenshill Woodland Reserve, Worcestershire)

·         The Woodland Way; Ben Law

 

Tree Identification

·         Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain from Reader’s Digest

·         Trees; Allen J. Coombes, Eyewitness Handbooks

·         Trees in Britain, Europe and North America; Roger Phillips

·         British Trees in Colour; Hart and Raymond

 

Government Policy regarding Woodland

·         The UK Forestry Standard from the Forestry Commission (FC)

·         The England Forestry Standard from F.C.

 

Woodland Grants

• Grants for planting trees and looking after woodlands Applicant’s Pack from FC

·       Grants for Tr££s booklet from the Royal Forestry Society.

 

Farm Woodlands

·         Introducing Farm Woodlands from FC

·         Farm Woodlands for the Future; Burgess et al.

·         Farm Woodlands for Birds – Advice on their design and management from MAFF

·         The Farm Tractor in the Forest; Milton Nilsson from Sweden

·         Farm Woodland Management; Blyth et al.

 

Health and Safety

·         Managing Health & Safety in Forestry from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

·         Tree Work Accidents from HSE

·         Chainsaws at Work from HSE

 

Woodland Produce

·         British Woodland Produce; Aaron & Richards

·         Wood as Fuel – A Guide to Burning Wood Efficiently; Geoff Keighley from FC

·         Green Woodwork – Working with wood the natural way; Mike Abbott

·         The Encyclopedia of Green Woodworking; Ray Tabor

·         The Conversion and Seasoning of Wood; William H. Brown

·         Fuelwood and charcoal preparation An illustrated training manual on simple tools and techniques for small scale enterprises.  From the International Labour Office

 

Woodland Education

·         The Wonder of Wood; Jerman et al.. From Forest Education Initiative

·         Investigating Trees and Timber – A practical guide; Tilling et al. From FEI

 

Woodlands to Visit

·         Exploring Woodlands - series; The Forestry Trust

·         Your Local Woods - expanding series currently covering NE Wales and the West Midlands; Small Woods Association

 

Planning System

·         Planning for Sustainable Woodlands – A submission to the Forestry Forum regarding reform of the Town and Country Planning system… Nichol et al. from SWA

 

Recreation in Woodland

·         Woodland Management for Pheasants; P.A.Robertson from FC (Bulletin 106)

·         Design for Outdoor Recreation; Simon Bell FC from Spon

·         The Public in your Woods; J.A.Irving from Packard

 

Publication Catalogues

·         The Forestry Catalogue from HMSO

·         Price List of Publications – The Forestry Commission

·         FC Research Division Technical Development Branch Index of Reports, Technical Notes and Information Notes

·         Woodland Craft Supplies from Jon Warnes

·         Landsman’s Bookshop Ltd.

·         FASTCo Safety Guides Current List, Order Form

·         HSE Books Catalogue

 

Magazines and Journals

·         Smallwoods

·         Forestry and British Timber

·         Forest Machine Journal

·         Quarterly Journal of Forestry

·         Forest Life

·         EcoLots

·         Reforesting Scotland

·         Tree News