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Our events

We have a range of activities and events to suit everyone, some occurring regularly such as our weekly and fortnightly woodland management days which take place on weekdays and weekends, if you’re interested in these you can sign up as a volunteer here.

We also run community tree planting days as well as our bio-monthly WoodNet events. If you would like to hear about when these are happening straight to your inbox you can subscribe to our newsletter here.

REGULAR EVENTS

ReKindle: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday

Date: Every Monday and Fortnightly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday from 10am & finishing around 3pm
Venue: Various regional locations
We lead volunteering sessions in the Derwent Valley and the Tyne Valley, and Mid/North Northumberland (Shilbottle/Rothbury) in one of several small woodlands. Tasks include thinning, coppicing, small tree felling, charcoal making, etc. All tools are provided as well as all training and advice. Just come along and be ready to get stuck in! To work READ MORE

Tree Planting

Venue: Various regional locations
We work with various partners and landowners across the region to give our expertise on tree planting from the initial stages of design all the way through to planting and maintenance. We believe in the importance of engaging communities in this process. We mobilise volunteers to come out with us and do tree planting and READ MORE

WOODNET

Venue: Various regional locations
WoodNet is an informal network for connecting both people with an interest in woodland creation or management and professionals who work in the sector. It creates opportunities for joined up thinking, connection and education and sharing of information about woodland creation and management. This is usually a bi monthly event. Please see the upcoming events READ MORE

UPCOMING EVENTS

REKINDLE: HORSLEY WOODS

Date: 2nd, 5th, 16th, 19th & 30th October
Time: 10.00am to 3.00pm
Venue: Horsley Woods
We will be coppicing with hand tools (cutting hazel stools with pruning saws and loppers) and sorting and stacking the material ready to be used for making sustainable woodland products such as charcoal, stakes for hedge laying and fencing etc. Do wear weather appropriate clothes, layers are good as we can get warm when we READ MORE

REKINDLE: DERWENT VALLEY WOODLANDS

Date: 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October
Time: 10.00am to 3.00pm
Venue: Various woodlands in the Derwent Valley
We work in various woodlands across the Derwent Valley as we continue to create a legacy of sustainable woodland management in the area which was started by The Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Lottery Project. We carrying out a range of woodland management work, including thinning to allow more light into the woodlands, creating READ MORE

REKINDLE: MILLERS WOOD, CHOPWELL

Date: 8th, 22nd October
Time: 10.00am to 3.00pm
Venue: Millers Wood, Garesfield Golf Club, Chopwell
This is a plantation on ancient woodland (PAWS) site. We’re working to restore the woodland through felling and pruning pine trees, glade creation particularly around ‘phoenix’ oak trees – where trees have fallen due to the lack of light in the woods but continue to grow trunks from lateral branches. Do wear weather appropriate clothes, READ MORE

REKINDLE: SHILBOTTLE WOODS

Date: 14th, 28th October
Time: 10.00am to 3.00pm
Venue: Shilbottle Woods
We will be working on tasks such as footpath clearing, tree pruning, glade creation, hedgelaying and tree planting. Do wear weather appropriate clothes, layers are good as we can get warm when we work even if it is cool. Waterproofs if necessary and sturdy footwear is essential. Something to sit on (plastic sheet, sit mat, READ MORE

WOODNET: RESTORING HAZEL COPPICE FOR PRODUCT & BIODIVERSITY

Date: Wednesday 22nd October
Time: 10.30am to 2.30pm
Venue: Horsley Wood
Living Woods is managing a woodland to restore Hazel coppice. Living Woods is undertaking a programme of woodland management to restore Hazel coppice, produce an increasing range of coppice products for market and enhance biodiversity. Mark Shipperlee, Operations Director of Living Woods will lead a guided walk through Horsley Wood, looking at management techniques, habitat READ MORE