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Last
year was yet another busy year with shows,
coppicing and other woodland management. Behind
the scenes, there has been important survey work
going on.... |
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South
of England Show 2005. We were honoured
to be asked to stage a display at the South of England
Agricultural Society's big show this year.... |
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Henfield
Village Show 2005. Even in
the blazing sun, Brian worked the pole-lathe and
Chris was busy making products..... |
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Smallholders'
Show 2005. The day did not get off to
a very good start, with the tractor breaking down
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Wildlife Fun
Day. The Woodlanders were sited on the
old railway line itself, and there was plenty of
room for Brian and Chris to display their tools.... |
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Wood
from the Trees. With the mist still hanging
over the nearby River Arun, the first priority was
to get the gazebo up, to offer some shade .... |
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Apple
Day 2005 was part of the Horsham Food and
Drink Festival this year and appeared in various
publications. No doubt this helped to boost the
attendance.... |
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Henfield
Birdwatch is a local charity that was
set up to monitor the birds of the parish of Henfield
on a
5-yearly basis. The first survey was carried out
in 1999.... |
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Sussex
Wildlife Trust Courses. 'An Introduction
to Birds and Birdwatching' begins in January and
will be a mixture of indoor and outdoor meetings...... |
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Birdfeeders
- To help you to attract the various species,
and provide vital food for them, why don't you buy
a feeder from the Woodlanders? ..... |
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Vandalism
in the Wood this month. Earlier this month,
as the early purple orchids were reaching their
full development, some were found broken and scattered
across the paths. .... |
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Biological
Records Seminar organised by the Sussex
Biodivesity Record Centre (SxBRC) took place in
Hassocks in February. Malcolm reports.... |
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Improvements
to Survey Recording. We will be using
Recorder 2002 to collect our data in the future
which provides a gold standard in biological recording.... |
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Learn
about local wildlife. The Sussex Wildlife
Trust has organised a programme of day courses this
year that looks at a range of habitats and species.... |
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Minutes
of the last AGM. The Twelfth Annual General
Meeting of the Tottington Woodlanders held in Small
Dole Village Hall at 7.30p.m. on Wednesday 12th
May, 2004.... |
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Winter
Work Report. Although we did not fully complete
the cutting of the coppice in Cant B (West of the
kissing gate), we did enjoy a very successful season
this year.... |
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Association
of Pole Lathe Turners. The Sussex group
gathered in Tottington Wood on 15th August 2004.
There was an enjoyable sense of camaraderie in sharing
knowledge and skills.... |
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Small
Dole Horticultural Society Summer Show.
This year we provided a large display and demonstration
in the main arena, and a large charcoal burn, taking
place in the wood.... |
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Amberley
'Wood from the Trees' show at Amberly Working
Museum. What is it about this show? We do shows
in the middle of June and get soaked and blown away,
but.... |
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Apple
Day! Despite a terrible weather forecast, the
event was well attended. Even though we are hardy
sorts it is not much fun being soaked!.... |
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It hardly seems a couple of weeks ago that
we were putting up our billhooks at the end of the
last coppicing season.... |
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