A practical training course and handbook on the use of small woodlands for the production of woodfuel products.
Contents
1.0 What are small woods?
2.0 What to do with your wood?
2.1 Timber fuelwood qualities
2.2 Timber uses and alternative markets
2.3 Improving the potential and productivity of the woods
3.0 Woodland assessment; what have you actually got?
3.1 Measuring woodlands and timber.
3.2 Objective setting
3.3 Measuring your timber
3.4 Presenting your results
4.0 Woodland management; how to make the best of what you have
4.1 Silviculture
4.2 Management options
4.3 Thinning
4.4 Crop protection issues
5.0 Extraction
5.1 Methods of extraction
5.2 Costing extraction
5.3 Improving efficiency
6.0 Conversion
6.1 Seasoning
6.2 Processing options
6.3 Selling timber
More Information
For more information on the course contact Will Richardson: 01765 609355 or will.richardson@ruraldevelopment.org.uk
