If You Go Down To The Woods Today

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 2 Issue 2

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 2 Issue 2

Over the last few weeks, I have been chatting with you about the woods and what is happening in them, either by nature or by me. I have discussed ...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 2 Issue 1

No Mow May. The request is simple. Please don’t mow your lawns in May. It’s a bid to help the bees and other pollinators get through to Summer wit...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 1 Issue 10

May is here. Warmer days are definitely ahead and the greenery is starting to dress the skeletal branches we have been used to seeing during winte...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Issue 1 Volume 9

The coupe is quiet, no more sawing, felling or snedding. The roots of the hazel, willow and holly are full of energy, ready to feed the newly form...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Issue 1 Volume 8

The Ferro Rod Workout With all the Easter eggs that many of us will have had what better way to burn those extra calories than with a workout bushc...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Issue 1 Volume 7

Spring is springing but Winter is holding on with all her might. As I type the winds are whistling and it’s bitterly cold. However, the micro clima...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Issue 1 Volume 6

This week we are going to have a look at the lives of two of our woodland champions. One, people flock from all over the country to see in Spring ...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 1 Issue 5

Isn’t language beautiful? The different sounds, pronunciations and subtle differences in meanings that make up the sounds of the world according t...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 1 Issue 4

Over the last few weeks I have been discussing what has been happening within the woods I am working. However, I have yet to chat about the actual...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 1 Issue 3

The small things in life sometimes get missed, certainly if there are towering behemoths to distract you. This week I would like to invite you to ...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 1 Issue 2

Coppicing. An odd word that reaches back to Medieval Latin, from colpus meaning blow as in to,“Strike a blow.” This ancient art form has its own la...

If You Go Down To The Woods Today - Volume 1 Issue 1

Hello there. My name is Greg Power and I have the incredible privilege of being the woodsman for Cogley Wood. As we progress through the year, I ...