The Chapel Lawn Woodland Fair held on 7th October was a great success. For a full report with pictures click here.

One of the aims of the Woodland Fair on 7th October this year is to make people aware of the fact that lovely as it is, Brineddin Wood is not in the best condition for its long term survival as an ancient, semi-natural oak woodland. Here is a discussion paper inviting people to comment. All views are welcome, whether you are attending the Woodland Fair or not.

Yesterday we sent you the final programme for the Woodland Fair on 7th October. Today we have finalised the list of all participants and activities. As you can see there’s something for everyone. Do tell you friends and neighbours about it.

Here is the programme for our Woodland fair on Saturday 7th October. Fair opens at 10.00 and runs until 4.30 pm. We hope to see you there. Bring your wellies just in case.

Walks, walks, demos, art exhibition, woodland crafts, owls, horse logging, clog making, tree ID, forest foraging, face painting, storytelling and much more!  The event will take place in the village of Chapel Lawn – in the village hall, old school yard, river meadow, Brineddin Wood and the church.

We have nearly 50 stalls confirmed. The hall will be full of woodland-related arts and crafts, the meadow with tree and timber related demonstrations from horse logging to hedge-laying and the old school yard busy with a variety of stalls too. A short series of ‘in a nutshell’ talks will take place in the church on subjects such as pine martens and tree ring dating. Hot (local) food will be on sale during the day from baked potatoes to lamb burgers and cob oven pizzas to afternoon tea and home-made cakes.

Woodland Fair programme

Tickets: £4.00 in advance or £4.50 on the gate; 5-15 yrs: £2.00. Under 5’s go free.

More info: 01547 530347 / 07757 559409/ patrick@cosgr.plus.com

All 100 places for the talk on Caer Caradoc on the evening of 7th October have now been reserved. If you were thinking of attending but hadn’t booked, email in anyway just in case there are any cancellations.  If we build up a large reserve list we may be able to persuade Andy Wigley to do a repeat next year.

Here is the programme for The Chapel Lawn Woodland Fair on Saturday 7th October. With over 50 exhibitors, talks etc, it promises to be a superb day out with lots to do for children.

Our Society has now signed up as a member of  Friends of the Shropshire Hills AONB, and we encourage others to do the same, either as individuals or through organisations that they belong to. By becoming a friend you can ….

• support community projects conserving the natural beauty of the AONB
• become a Champion for the Shropshire Hills, raise awareness in your community or get support to generate your own local projects
• learn about the landscape and heritage through walks, talks and activities
• help with fund-raising events, recruitment and more
• find out more about the work of the AONB partnership and trust.

Members also receive ….

• an invitation to an annual Friends event
• regular news and event updates
• discount at Cotswold Outdoor

For more information: visit http://www.shropshirehillsaonb.co.uk

or email Shropshirehillsaonb@shropshire.gov.uk

Apologies – yesterday’s post stated that the start time of our AGM is 7.45 pm. In fact the AGM starts at 7.00 pm, but the guest speaker will give his talk at 7.45 pm. Just to remind you of the details, the AGM will be held in the Redlake Valley Village Hall, Chapel Lawn, SY7 0BW and the guest speaker is Richard Thomason, Senior Manager, Coppice Development at the Small Woods Association. This is a particularly relevant topic given the work we have been doing recently to protect our coppiced hazel stools from deer damage.

Please don’t miss our AGM in the Redlake Valley Village Hall, Chapel Lawn on Thursday 25th May. The guest speaker is Richard Thomason, Senior Manager, Coppice Development at the Small Woods Association. This is a particularly relevant topic given the work we have been dong recently to protect our coppiced hazel stools from deer damage.

The AGM begins at 7.00 pm and the talk at 7.45. Admission free to shareholders, £3.00 for others.

Click on this link to see full details: 2017 AGM poster

Do, please, forward details to others.

Here is advance notice of our Woodland Fair. Please bear in mind that numbers for the evening talk are limited to eighty, so we do advise early booking.