NewsYou can view all the latest Highland Birchwoods news below. Loch Fleet Design & Build ITT - Q & A ResponsesPosted on 18 February 2010In response to the enquiries made to us regarding this Invitation To Tender, potential contractors can now view the Question & Answer responses here and view the proposed site here Design & Build ITT - UpdatedPosted on 05 February 2010This Invitation to Tender was updated on 4th Feb 2010. The revised tender document is available here Invitation To Tender : Design & Build of Timber Hide at Loch FleetPosted on 28 January 2010Suitably experienced contractors are invited to submit tenders for the design and build of a timber post-and-beam wildlife hide at Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve near Golpsie. The structure will demonstrate new and innovative construction techniques using Scots pine and local timber and provide a suitable environment for observing wildlife. The closing date for receipt of tenders is Monday 1st March 2010 at 12 noon For more information, please contact Ben Davies on 01463 811968 or ben.davies@highlandbirchwoods.co.uk
Forest management study tourPosted on 04 November 2009In September forestry professionals from Scotland, Sweden and Norway took part in a 5 day study tour to Norway. The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute organised the event to learn about Scots pine forest management, timber processing and its use in construction – to view a presentation about the trip please click here. Innovation workshopPosted on 03 November 2009In June the project ran INNO, a workshop to come up with new ideas for using Scots pine timber. The event was organised by North Karelia University of Applied Sciences and attended by design, engineering and forestry students from Scotland, Finland and Sweden. To view a presentation about the event please click here. Cairngorms Woodfuel Training EventsPosted on 02 November 2009Cairngorms National Park is holding a series of FREE training events beggining on the 16th November and running until April 2010. These events will be aimed at a wide varity of interests from householders and farmers, to business proffessionals. For more information please read the flyer here or visit www.lowcarboncairngorms.org
Invitation To TenderPosted on 24 September 2009Highland Birchwoods invites tenders for the delivery of a Coppice Management and Greenwood Working Training project to be delivered at sites in East Sutherland over 18 days between November 2009 – March 2010 Deadline for submission: 12 noon on Thursday 8th October For further details please contact Julie Paton on 01463 811653 or Julie.paton@highlandbirchwoods.co.uk Survey events finished for 2009Posted on 21 September 2009The series of survey events organised through the Action for Mountain Woodlands project are now complete for 2009. Pine-tree lappet moth found in Scottish forestsPosted on 27 July 2009Forestry chiefs and moth experts are working to determine the status of the pine-tree lappet moth following the discovery of a number of them in Scottish woodlands. There are concerns it could become a pest in this country. Its populations can increase significantly in parts of its range in Europe, usually after the occurrence of certain environmental factors, in particular very hot summers and dry winters. These periodic outbreaks can leave large areas of pine woodland stripped of foliage as the caterpillars feed on the needles. Many of the trees can die during severe outbreaks because the defoliated trees become susceptible to diseases, bark beetles and wood-boring insects as a consequence. For the full story, please click here. A new initiative for SE SutherlandPosted on 23 July 2009Highland Birchwoods is working with local community groups, Forestry Commission Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Highland Council, the Sutherland Partnership, North Highland Forest Trust, and the Woodland Trust to develop and secure a funding package which will deliver a range of projects to South East Sutherland in 2009/10. These small, community-led environmental projects are related to the woodlands around Rosehall, Lairg, Golspie, Brora, Dornoch and Bonar Bridge and will: By bringing together SE Sutherland’s key environmental stakeholders, this initiative will forward community development by establishing and strengthening links and fostering a collaborative approach to the management and promotion of local woodlands. For more information, contact Julie Paton on 01463 811653
Montane scrub surveysPosted on 22 July 2009
Biomass for Business Event - Loch of Aboyne -14 July 2009Posted on 26 June 2009Forestry Commission Scotland, working in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council and Scottish Enterprise, are hosting a series of events promoting Biomass for Businesses, they would like to invite you to the next event, which is on the 14th July at the Lodge on the Loch of Aboyne followed by a site visit to the Aboyne Academy biomass heating system. Click here to go to the events section Mountain woodland DVD filming finishedPosted on 15 June 2009
I like to thank Blue Stone Film Productions Ltd for a very professional job and Lindsay Cannon for her faultless presentation of the project. It was really inspiring to see such professionalism at work and their very obvious interest in the mountain environment and in the montane scrub plants. If you'd like read Lindsay account of the day go to her blog at http://www.tracks-and-trails.com/index.php/eng/Booking-Info/Tracks-and-Trails-Blog/Filming-for-the-mountains The DVD is due to be launched in early September. Scottish biodiversity weekPosted on 01 April 2009As part of the annual series of events the Mountain Woodland Project will be at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh on Saturday the 23rd May 2009. If you'd like to know more about the project please come along and speak to us there. 10 March 2010 ~ View Stories more than 700 days old. |
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