This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek share this post and spread the word 👇🏼 Regardless of the week, your mental health matters and YOU matter. You don’t have to face it alone. Huge shout out to worrywellbeing for this gorgeous illustration 🩵

Thrilled to show our funders Cronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol around project sites and events last week. We visited restored peatland sites, a Duke of Edinburgh focussed skills/volunteer day and spoke to attendees of a willow weaving course delivered through our health and wellbeing programme.

Many of us avoid going out when it’s raining, but walking in the rain, or straight after, can actually be good for your body and mind bbc.in/3Ki0QVl

Wel am amser da gafodd disgyblion Braich Garw yn 'Coed Lleol' Taliesin yn ddiweddar! Teithio i Oes y Celtiaid, peintio wynebau, gwehyddu, lliwio a chreu gyda gwlân, coginio ac adeiladu dens! Diolch o galon i Jenny a Zena am drefnu yr holl weithgareddau ac i Celf am y nawdd.

Dosbarth Braich Garw spent quality time in 'Coed Lleol' with Jenny and Zena. We were transported back in time to explore ancient crafts connected with nature. Everybody worked diligently to produce their own pouch from dyed wool. Diolch o galon am y profiad ac am nawdd Celf

We are delighted to launch our free and in-depth guide on the timing of forestry operations in woodlands across England and Wales! The guide is available to download from our website: smallwoods.org.uk/en/advice-and-…

Have you downloaded our free guide to timing your forestry operations? We've taken an in-depth look at everything you need to be aware of. This is essential reading for anyone who owns or works in woodlands! smallwoods.org.uk/en/advice-and-…

Join us next Tuesday the 25th of June (10am - 2pm) for our Woodland Wellbeing Celebration Day at the new Woodland Centre in Penllergaer Valley Woods, Swansea. For more information or to book a place (places are limited) please e-mail - [email protected]

Thanks to those who joined us for our Nightjar and Bat walk last night. Better weather for toads perhaps but nevertheless a great opportunity to discuss the benefits of peatland restoration.

#ForestryFriday seems like the perfect day to announce two new opportunities to learn about Sustainable Woodland Management in Wales this November! 🌿 coedlleol.org.uk/training

We've just added split hazel basket making to the course calendar! Learn the techniques and familiarise yourself with the tools to continue to practice this wonderful and critically endangered craft at home. Book here: Split hazel basket making (smallwoods.org.uk)

📷Last call for applications! If you'd like to secure your place on one of our free Mercian Biodiversity workshops this autumn, the deadline is tomorrow. Free Mercian Woodland Biodiversity Workshops (smallwoods.org.uk)

Delighted to welcome Adrian Searle, Head of Communications at Forest Research as our principal speaker at the Autumn Woodsmeet. Find out how Forest Research’s tools can help you to manage your woodland more effectively. Autumn Woodsmeet (smallwoods.org.uk)

#WorldMentalHealthDay2024 We were lucky enough to have the talented Caitlin Longdon, a film and photography student, make this beautiful insight into our work and the positive impact of our sessions for the local community. youtu.be/nt8MyVzOU3c

This is always a popular one, so book your place post haste! An in-depth, two day course where you will gain extensive knowledge and practical experience in this ancient form of woodland management. Introduction to Coppicing (members only) (smallwoods.org.uk)

Another member's visit for your diary! Join us at Old Ley's Wood in Devon to talk woodland surveys, have a guided tour of the site and take part in a practical session to hone your woodland management skills. Member's visit - Old Leys Wood (smallwoods.org.uk)

Despite some damp October weather, we had a wonderful time at Brynau Farm in Neath - a walk and talk of the site, plenty of discussion about sustainable woodland management, and a practical training session in partnership with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) UK, @CoedCadw and Aaron Berg (Wye Timber).