by Ruth Pybus | Jul 27, 2024 | Woodland Management
Congratulations Harriet, Forestry Roots trainee at Broadleaf Wales, for receiving your special award at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in recognition of your service to the Royal Forestry Society during your placement; volunteering to represent the RFS with the UK...
by David Brown | Jun 23, 2024 | Woodland Management
This week at Bron Haul we ran a course entitled “Growing broadleaf trees for quality timber”. The course was promoted and administered by The Royal Forestry Society. Many thanks to Andrea Donelly for all her help in making this course possible. A varied and...
by Harriet Jenkins | May 30, 2024 | Products, Woodland Management
I’ve begun to ponder on the question of how frequently one looks around their home and considers where each of the materials that make it up came from? … the metal or plastic for the door handles, the glass for the windows, or the wood that makes up the floor, kitchen...
by David Brown | May 5, 2024 | Species, Woodland Management
The end of April is peak blossom time in our woodland. The black thorn in the field hedges and the Gorse at the woodland edges are the first to appear. As the first leaves start to open, the cabin is soon disappearing amongst the cherry blossom. And the subtle scent...
by Roseanna Hunt | Dec 31, 2023 | Woodland Management
I had been keenly interested in the work of Broadleaf Wales for some time, so when a conversation through the Land Workers Alliance forestry network sparked an invitation to come and volunteer, I jumped at the chance. After the long slog of finishing my degree, I was...
by Harriet Jenkins | Dec 2, 2023 | Woodland Management
I’m now into my second month at Broadleaf Wales, where I’m doing my apprenticeship in Woodland Management with Ruth Pybus and David Brown. My placement is set to last for one year, funded through the Royal Forestry Society (RFS), Forestry Roots scheme, which aims to...
