16 January 2019
Superwood CONFOR Conference November 2018 by Forest Manager Andy Baker I was recently fortunate enough to attend a conference in Newcastle hosted by CONFOR promoting the use of timber products to help drive a low-carbon economy. Representatives from Ryder Architecture, Egger Forestry, the Woodland Trust and many more were in attendance,...
07 January 2019
by Assistant Forest Manager Mike Page For this episode of the blog I thought it might be useful to describe the various plates that I’m currently spinning and that are occupying the ‘work’ bit of my brain at the moment. On the other hand it might simply read as a stream-of-consciousness...
14 December 2018
A Tilhill Forestry Blog by Assistant Forest Manager Hannah Richardson At the ripe old age of 23, I am hopefully at the beginning of my career in forestry and, I guess you could say, part of the future of the forest industry. Within Tilhill Forestry we are lucky to have a vast...
13 November 2018
by Forest Manager Byron Braithwaite I have been working at Tilhill Forestry for a few years now and it is clear that building knowledge, understanding and professional ability through practical and theoretical training is high on the agenda. To coincide with the ‘Environment Matters’ theme this month, I want to highlight some...
29 October 2018
Fantastic Fungi I thought in this blog I would talk about some of the vast array of fungi that emerge out of the leaf litter at this time of year. Whilst not a big part of my role as a forester, the knowledge base of the fungi in our forests and their...