The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management

by Law, Ben

• ISBN13: 9781856230094
• ISBN10: 1856230090
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co

Table of Contents

Foreword	xv
Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud
Woodlands From the Wildwood to The 21st Century	1	(24)
Our woodland resource	3	(1)
The woodland ecosystem	3	(4)
Types of woodland	7	(18)
The 21st Century & The Return Of the Forest Dweller	25	(14)
Charcoal burners	25	(2)
Sustainable rural livelihoods	27	(5)
Patterns of forest dwellers	32	(1)
The re-emerging woodland community	33	(3)
Low impact development	36	(1)
A case for the cabin?	36	(3)
Woodland Assessment & Management Planning	39	(10)
Old records	39	(2)
Observation and recording	41	(2)
Assessing woodland flora	43	(1)
Access	43	(2)
A first assessment	45	(4)
Establishing New Woodlands	49	(26)
Natural regeneration	49	(1)
Planting	50	(1)
Designing woodlands	50	(1)
Permaculture principles as applied to designing woodlands	51	(9)
Two examples of designed woodlands: Goudhurst	60	(4)
Meera's Wood	62	(2)
Planting trees and aftercare	64	(9)
Reclaiming degraded land	73	(1)
New planting initiatives	74	(1)
Management Of Woodlands	75	(20)
Establishing coppice	75	(1)
Buying a standing coppice	76	(1)
Coppice management	77	(6)
High forest management	83	(5)
Example: Leckmelm Wood	88	(3)
Managing for wildlife	91	(4)
From Tree to Finished Product	95	(32)
Cutting	95	(1)
Milling	96	(2)
Extraction	98	(1)
Using green wood	99	(1)
Seasoning wood	100	(3)
Example: The Dunbeag Project	103	(2)
Adding value to coppiced wood	105	(1)
Marketing of coppiced wood	106	(1)
Example: Wessex Coppice Group	107	(1)
Craftwork	108	(1)
Charcoal burning	108	(3)
Example: The Bioregional Development Group	111	(1)
Bodging	112	(1)
Steam bending	113	(2)
Weaving	115	(1)
Joinery	115	(1)
Example: Prickly Nut Wood	116	(4)
Marketing of high forest produce	120	(2)
Certification	122	(3)
Sustainable development in woodlands	125	(2)
Food From The Woods	127	(22)
The canopy layer	129	(4)
The lower tree layer	133	(1)
The shrub layer	134	(1)
The herbaceous layer	135	(1)
Ground cover	136	(1)
Climbing plants	137	(1)
Coppice fruit avenues	138	(5)
Brash hedges	143	(1)
Medicinal herbs	143	(1)
Fungi	144	(1)
Bees	145	(2)
Meat	147	(2)
Woodland Management & the Law	149	(16)
Felling licences	149	(1)
Tree preservation orders	150	(1)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)	150	(1)
Insurance	151	(1)
Health and safety	151	(1)
Woodlands and taxation	151	(1)
Planning law and woodlands	151	(8)
Grants	159	(3)
Other Grants	162	(1)
Contracts	163	(2)
The Future	165	(6)
Localisation	167	(1)
Ten woodland recommendations for the new millennium	168	(1)
Celebration	169	(2)
Epilogue	171	(58)
Appendices
1 Useful trees, planting conditions and produce	173	(6)
2 Trees for different conditions	179	(4)
3 Planning for sustainable woodlands	183	(12)
4 Relevant forestry planning cases	195	(2)
5 Sustainable rural livelihoods	197	(2)
6 Example of contract	199	(4)
7 Trees and woods of Keveral farm	203	(10)
8 Bibliography	213	(8)
9 Resources	221	(8)
Index	229