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Chilterns Woodland Project

Chiltern Woodlands Project

The Project aims to promote the sensitive management of woodlands in the Chilterns. Also promotes woodland crafts and products, eg, charcoal burning and coppicing. The Project evolved from the Chiltern Society. It is now a registered charity and a not for profit company limited by guarantee.

Activities and services:

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  • Provides conservation and management advice for small woods. Holds occasional workshops on various woodland management issues
  • Help with felling licences and grant applications
  • Publishes "News of the Woods" newsletter and management leaflets. Has published booklet "History in Chiltern Woods" and colour leaflet "Chiltern Woods are Special"
  • Partnership with the TWIG Project (Trans-national Woodland Industries Group), a European Community funded project aimed at revitalising local woodland economies in the Chilterns, with partners in North Evia in Greece and Trier and Thuringia in Germany. Published through them "The Chiltern Wood Directory" and "On Site Sawmilling and Timber Conversion Information Pack"
  • "Ecolots" scheme - to help Chilterns and Oxfordshire owners sell woodland produce and timber, taking countryside management into account. Available on line and in paper form. Act as regional coordinator for the Thames and Chilterns area
  • Speaker available - butterflies, orchids, etc and woodland management
  • Project management (act as agents) and consultancy on woodland matters

Geographic coverage:

The Chilterns

Key contacts:

John Morris

See also OXFORDSHIRE WOODLAND GROUP and the CHILTERN SOCIETY

Notes:

For organisations that have a geographical coverage that stretches beyond Oxfordshire, the most accessible contact for Oxfordshire activities is listed. M - These groups run a membership subscription scheme, but will very often provide initial advice free of charge NL - Newsletter This Directory may not provide the total coverage of the activities of the groups listed. It concentrates on environmental and nature conservation activities. Disclaimer: Neither ONCF nor the Northmoor Trust can accept liability for any losses due to the inaccuracy of any information in this Directory.