Reforesting Scotland Issue 49, Spring/Summer 2014
This issue took as its theme “Small is possible”
Feature articles include:
Small is possible p9
http://scottishforestgarden.wordpress.com
Alan Carter
Letter from a Forest Garden p11
www.suttonelms.org.uk/worcesterberry.html
Graham Bell
Woodland Crofts p13
References 1. http://woodlandcrofts.org.cp-27.webhostbox.net/?page_id=140 (2006 Report)
2. www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-8lahdj
Jamie McIntyre
Making small work – 1 p15
References
2. www.scottishwoodlandskillscentre.co.uk
3. www.tfsr.org
Clive Bowman
Making small work – 2 p16
References
2. http://www.woodlandheritage.org/woodland-to-workshop-courses/future-courses
Maggie Birley
Web products and directories p17
A selection of sites for forest products, run by trade organisations and voluntary groups
www.forestharvest.org.uk – wild harvested and woodland products
www.woodfuelscotland.org.uk – firewood suppliers
www.treenurseryscotland.org.uk – local native tree nurseries
www.willowscotland.co.uk – willow growers Other useful directory websites include:
www.ashs.co.uk – home-grown hardwood timber and timber products
www.scottishfurnituremakers.org.uk – promotes craftsmanship and design
www.scottishbasketmakerscircle.org – basketmakers and willow sculptors
www.usewoodfuel.co.uk – biomass suppliers
www.highlandenvironment.org.uk – environmental and/or sustainable services in the Highlands
www.seda.uk.net – ecological designers (mainly architects)
www.smallwoodscotland.org.uk – harvesting and small-scale contractors and sawmills
www.aecb.net – builders, architects, renewables installers
Deer stalking – a view from a “non-elite” deer stalker p18
References
1. www.dcs.gov.uk/Deer%20Management/default.aspx
2. www.bds.org.uk/deer_stalking_certificate_1.html
4. www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/finance/service-fees-and-charges/firearms/
5. Downing, G. (2013) Deer Stalking Handbook (3rd edition). ISBN: 978-1-84689-183-0
6. www.bestpracticeguides.org.uk/
Hugh Chalmers
Firewood in Scotland p22
References
1. Woodfuel: demand and usage in Scotland Report 2012. Hudson Consulting Ltd for Forestry Commission Scotland. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-7TDHJN
2. One dry tonne (odt) of wood can generate 5,040.8 kWh. The 2012 Woodfuel report gives “woodfuel usage in the commercial, industrial heat and electrical generation sectors of the Scottish market” as 613,000 odt.
3. The Carbon Balance of Woodfuel – downloadable at: http://www.highlandbirchwoods.co.uk/userfiles/file%5Cpublications%5CWoodfuel%5Ccarbon%20balance%20report.pdf
Nick Marshall
Trees, logs and renewable energy in Wales p22
References
1. http://llaisygoedwig.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2010/02/Wales-Domestic-Firewood-Survey-2012.pdf 2. http://llaisygoedwig.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/AN8-Undertaking-a-survey-of-localfirewood-demand-market-potential.pdf
Dr Jenny Wong and Dr James Walmsley
From Canada to Corsewall – the story of the Scottish woodlot licence p31
www.scottishwoodlotassociation.co.uk
Andy Brown
Regular articles
Community woodland: Hill Holt Wood p23
References
- http://newstartmag.co.uk/features/community-owned-and-managedwoodlands-a-role-for-socialenterprise/
- www.designhhw.com/portfolio/housing/13-linden-terrace/
Nigel Lowthrop
Project Report: Falkland p25
References
2. Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Ellen Haas, Evan McGown, 2nd edition 2010, OWLink Media, Washington, USA
www.centreforstewardship.org.uk
Tess Darwin
Artists in wood: Simon Colley p27
https://vimeo.com/113448444 A video of Simon making a scroll for ReforestNation
Fi Martynoga
StarTree: Portugal p29
www.reforestingscotland.org/projects/startree
Emma Chapman
Beasts of the forest: wood ant p32
References
1. Ölzant, S. (2001) Freilandökologische untersuchungen an der Gastameise Formicoxenus nitidulus (NYLANDER1, 8 46) unter besonderer Berücksichtigund er Nesttemperatur (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News. 4, 1-10.
Hayley Wiswell
Woodland Report: Scotland’s orchards p35
References
1. Dunn, M. (1887). Apples and Pears 1885: Report of the Apple and Pear Congress Held by the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, Edinburgh, from 25th to 28th November 1885. Maclachlan and Stewart. 2. http://commonground.org.uk
Dr Crispin W. Hayes
A reader writes: Deer debate p37
References
2. http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com
3. www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/landscapes/glenfeshie/
4. www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/nnr/the_story_of_creag_meagaidh_national_nature_reserve.pdf
5. www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-9a6dc2
7. “There are more than 7,000 deer-related motor vehicle accidents every year in Scotland, on average causing about 70 human injuries. The economic value of these accidents is £5 million” – SNH press release 25/10/2012
8. Higgins, P., Wightman, A. and MacMillan, D. (2002). Sporting estates and recreational land use in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. A report for the Economic and Social Research Council.
9. Monbiot, G. (2013) Feral – searching for enchantment on the frontiers of rewilding. Allen Lane.
10. Getting deer numbers under control – a proposal for a new licensing system in Scotland. On the papers page of www.forestpolicygroup.org
Nicky Penford
Last word: Common weal p42
Robin McAlpine
News items p4, 40
Haymaking
https://sites.google.com/site/barbaraknowlesproject/haymeadow-biodiversity/haymaking-festival
Trailblazing Trees
Doreen prize (p40)
http://shrinkpaper.org/papervapour
Book reviews
Feral http://www.penguin.co.uk/books/feral/9781846147487
Blossom http://www.luath.co.uk/blossom.html
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