Barrie GalpinJul 274 min readCoppicingExploring the western woodlandsAn expedition out west led to the discovery of a little-known Nature Reserve and a woodland SSSI.
Jamie WildmanMay 93 min readWildlifeButterfly Conservation's work last winterAll the rich habitat creation carried out by Butterfly Conservation in the winter of 2023-4
Susannah O'RiordanFeb 93 min readWildlifeWeldon's Liquorice PiercersSusannah describes work to improve the habitat for a very rare moth in one of Corby's woodland sites
Adam CadeFeb 14 min readWildlifeThe mystery of the ‘Forest Apple’Adam describes a project to sort out which of the apples growing wild in Rockingham Forest are the original 'Forest Apple'.
A Deer StalkerDec 18, 20237 min readWildlifeThe view from the High SeatGrowing numbers of deer without natural predators, mean that culling is necessary. Here is a personal account of how it is carried out
Jamie WildmanNov 17, 20233 min readWildlifeStepping stones in the forestJamie describes the new Butterfly Conservation project: "Threatened Species Recovery for Northamptonshire's Woodlands"
Sam NewcombeAug 10, 20235 min readWildlifeWork experience - well awesome!Sam describes the action-packed days he spent with us on his work experience placement in Rockingham Forest
Carolyn ChurchJul 27, 20236 min readRawhaw WoodDiary from Rawhaw Wood - 3: summerA charcoal-making course and lots of other heavy work in Hugh and Carolyn's woodland
Carolyn ChurchMay 16, 20236 min readRawhaw WoodDiary from Rawhaw Wood - 2: springWinter has turned to spring. Coppicing is over but there is still work to do as Carolyn explains in her latest diary entries
Kevin ClarkeMar 15, 20235 min readWildlifeRockingham Forest Adders – in February!The season for reptiles and amphibians started really early this year. Kev Clarke describes a memorable day
Carolyn ChurchMar 1, 20234 min readRawhaw WoodDiary from Rawhaw Wood - 1: winterCarolyn's picture diary gives a real taste of what it is like living and working their coppiced woodland through the winter
Ann ChinnerFeb 12, 20234 min readWildlifeHighlanders in Rockingham ForestAnn Chinner explains why her Highland Cattle are grazing and enjoying the wood pasture in Southwick Wood
Karl IvensSep 8, 20223 min readWildlifeRed Kites from Spain - and back againSome of these birds, so familiar now in Rockingham Forest, went back this year to the country that their predecessors came from