Forestry

I have the astounding good fortune to own my own wood -- something that isn't at all common in the London area. That's not because I'm wealthy -- far from it -- but because I started buying woodland decades ago, before it was all built over.

Life's a beech: trees sometimes fall -- and they do it in unpredictable ways (May 2026)

Embarrassing injuries (Apr 2026)

Woods do not re-wild themselves (Mar 2026)

Why I bought a wood (Mar 2026)

Some hints on buying and using a chainsaw (Mar 2026)

Chainsaws: why I went battery (Feb 2026)

English law and small woodlands (Jun 2025)

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