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

Green Wood Centre Woodland & Craft Courses 
free

Rediscovering Woodlands - Helping local communities reconnect
£3.00

Woodland Initiative Register - available at http://initiatives.smallwoods.org.uk/

 

Your Local Woods guides - South East Wales,South West Wales, North West Wales, Denbighshire & Conwy, Powys - all available as downloads from the Coed Lleol website www.coedlleol.org.uk
 

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 & Richard
     
  • 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

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

 

 

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
  • Living Woods

     

Social Forestry Good Guide launched

A Social Forestry Good Practice Guide has been launched at the West Midlands Forestry Forum on 24th November. Written by the West Midlands Social Forestry Task Force, this guide sets out how to set up a social forestry project in your own woodland, and also how to find a project for your group.

www.smallwoods.org.uk/media/Social%20Forestry%20Good%20Practice%20Guide%20final.doc

Case studies

Forest Of Mercia/Growell - Common Care Project

www.smallwoods.org.uk/media/WMRFF%20Case%20Study%20FSI%20FOM%20CommonCare.pdf

Woodland and Health Grant

www.smallwoods.org.uk/media/WMRFF%20Case%20Study%20HW%20HWIG.pdf

Wye Wood Project Herefordshire

www.smallwoods.org.uk/media/WMRFF%20Case%20Study%20HW%20Wye%20Wood%202.pdf

Forest of Mercia - Education Inclusion Project

www.smallwoods.org.uk/media/WMRFF%20Case%20Study%20TWFI%20FOM%20Education.pdf