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Small Woods Association are keen to ensure skills
and training in greenwood crafts and woodland
management are taught to a high and consistent
standard and have developed a suite of Open College
Network accredited courses.
All courses are taught by tutors who have many
years experience and are practitioners in the
areas they teach. The courses are designed to
provide the basic knowledge needed to allow course
participants to continue to practice and improve
their skills and are suitable for any one wishing
to improve their knowledge to a recognised standard.
For further information, please e-mail groundsforconservation@hotmail.com or
call Richard on
Click on any of the course details that will
appear below for
full information and to apply and pay course
fees either securely online or by cheque.
OCN Level 3 Woodland
Ride Management - June 11 - 12
OCN
Level 3 Introduction to Small Woodland Management -
July 2 - 3
OCN
Level 3 Social Forestry -
July 23 - 24 Part 1 and August 6 - 7 Part 2
Woodland Tree Bogs
- August 27-27
Shingles and Spars
- September 28
Gate Hurdles
- September 9-10
Volunteer Training
- September 9-10
Woodland and timber measuring and
estimating - September 16
Tool
Sharpening OCN Level 2 - October 1 and 14
Introduction to Small Woodland Management
OCN Level 3 - October 1-2
Sustainable Woodland Management OCN Level
3 - October 14-16
Hedge Laying OCN Level 2 - November 7-11
Coppicing OCN Level 2 - November 16-19
Practical Woodland Management - November
24-26
Woodland Pest Control- November 25-26
Hedge Laying OCN Level 2 - December 3-4 and
10-11
Timber extraction - January 21
Timber reduction -Janaury 22
Forest Schools OCN Level 3 Leader
Qualification - January 23-27 and March 1-2
Practical woodland management - February 3-5
Hedge Laying OCN Level 2 - February 6-10
Coppicing OCN Level 2 - February 16-19
Tree felling with an axe and cross cut saw
and chain saw milling - March 3-4
Introduction to Small Woodland Management
OCN Level 2 - March 10-11
Coppice Products OCN Level 2 Part 1 (Pole
Lathe Turning) - March 10-11
Social Forestry OCN Level 3 - March 17-18
and April 14-15
Coppice Products OCN Level 2 Part 2 (Hurdle
Making) - March 24-25
The Small Woods Association Open College Network
Courses (OCN) are accredited by OCN West Midlands.
The courses are delivered at the Green Wood
Centre.
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