by woodmaster | Feb 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Wassailing apple trees is an ancient custom which is supposed to revitalise apple trees and improve their fertility. On two occasions we have wassailed the apple tree adjacent to the butterfly glade, and on each occasion there have been disastrous consequences. On...
by woodmaster | Oct 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Did you go out into a wood this year and admire all the bluebells and other flowers, or in this good year for the butterflies, see loads of them flying about in the woodland glades? If the management of the woods by coppicing ceases then it wouldn’t be many years...
by woodmaster | May 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Town-hall Clock Adoxa moschatellina On the first of May 2013 we had the first session of the annual botanical survey in the wood. As usual we were supervised by a member of the Worthing Botanical Recording Society; without whose help the survey would not be possible....
by woodmaster | Mar 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thankyou to our volunteers from the Chairman As the dedicated band of volunteers stood around the fire eating their jacket potatoes on the last work day ,there was a mixture of sadness and relief at the end of the coppicing season for 2012/2013. Everyone agreed that...
by woodmaster | Dec 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
As we wave goodbye to 2012 it gives us a chance to both look back and forward. Like everyone this year, the Woodlanders have been hit by the wettest drought on record with the wet weather causing a show to be cancelled. However, all the rain meant that the wood...
by woodmaster | Dec 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Saturday 8th. December 2012 we held our 18th. Wassail in the wood. This event is our way of saying thank-you to all of our supporters, members and their guests. Unlike most of our activities this event is not open to the public as numbers are restricted. ...
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