Small Woods Professional Short Courses 2011 - Social Forestry
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.
- 23rd - 24th July & 6th - 7th August 2011 - Social Forestry OCN Level 3 (4 days) £400
- 27th - 28th August 2011 - Woodland Tree Bogs (2 days) £200
- 29th August - 2nd September 2011 - Coppice Products OCN Level 2 (5 days) £400
- 8th September 2011 - Shingles and Spars (1 day) £80
- 9th - 10th September 2011 - Gate Hurdles (2 days) £150
- 9th - 10th September 2011 - Volunteer Training (2 days) £150
- 16th September 2011 - Woodland and Timber Measuring and Estimating(2 days) £75
- 17th - 18th September 2011 - Holistic Woodland Management (2 days) £150
- 19th - 23rd September & 20th - 21st October 2011 - Forest Schools OCN Level 3 Leader Qualification:(7 days) £800
- 1st & 14th October 2011 - Tool Sharpening OCN Level 2 (2 days) £150
- 1st - 2nd October 2011 - Introduction to Small Woodland Management OCN Level 3 (2 days) £150
- 14th - 16th October 2011 - Sustainable Woodland Management (3 days) £300
- 16th - 19th November 2011 - Coppicing OCN Level 2 (4 days) £350
- 7th - 11th November 2011 Hedge Laying OCN Level 2 (5 days) £400
- 25th - 26th November 2011 - Woodland Pest Control (2 days) £150
- 24th - 26th November 2011 - Practical Woodland Management (3 days) £250
- 3rd - 4th December & 10th - 11th December 2011 - Hedge Laying OCN Level 2 (4 days) £400
For booking and information please see contact details below:
Contact: Harriet Wood
Contact number: 01952 432769
Email: harrietwood@smallwoods.org.uk
Website: www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk
The Woodworks project is funded by LandSkills West Midlands, managed by Lantra on behalf of Advantage West Midlands, as part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). RDPE is funded by Defra and the Euro-pean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
