Date: | 17 & 18 April 2019 |
Location: | Stourhead (Western) Estate, Stourton, near Mere and the Rushmore Estate on the Wiltshire/Dorset border |
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Description: | This course provides an in-depth introduction to the theory and practical application of irregular silviculture in coniferous and broadleaved stands with the emphasis on lowland forests. The course is designed for 14 trainees and will be led by Andy Poore and David Pengelly. The two-day course incorporates site visits in irregular coniferous and broadleaved stands and looks in detail at the silviculture of transformation and the monitoring of stand structure and performance. For more information see the flyer (PDF 3MB). |
Contact: | For more information contact David Pengelly at SelectFor: david@selectfor.com |
Date: | 22 May 2019 |
Location: | The Lake District |
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This is a return visit to the Forestry Commission’s North Cumbria Forests, previously visited by CCFG in 2014 during the National conference. The area has a long history of conifers, particularly Douglas fir, under CCF management and we will revisit two forests Wythop and Dodd Wood. We will see a variety of CCF thinning regimes and underplanting. We will look at mixed species broadleaf CCF management and on Dodd Wood visit a site where large Douglas fir overstorey and first thinning of the understorey have been carried out by high lead extraction. We will have the benefit of both local staff with many years’ knowledge of the sites and Forest Research during our visit. Detailed information on each site to be visited will be available. |
Contact: | For more information see the flyer or contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk to book your place. |
Date: | 18-14 September 2019 |
Location: | Slovenia |
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Description: |
The 30th anniversary conference of ProSilva will be held from 11-14 September 2019 in Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia on the theme of “Reconnecting forestry science and practice: networking knowledge”. |
Contact: | For more information contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk. |
Date: | 19 September 2019 |
Location: | Craigvinean, Dunkeld |
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The 2019 Scottish CCFG field visit will be hosted by Forest Enterprise Scotland around Craigvinean, Dunkeld. We plan to build the programme around looking at examples of different types of thinning interventions in the developing regeneration e.g. early interventions, the management of more advanced natural regeneration of conifer and broadleaf, crown thinning. More details will be available in due course. |
Contact: | For more information or to reserve your place, contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk. |
Date: | 25 September 2019 |
Location: | Forestry Commission’s Thetford Forest District |
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An opportunity to see and discuss some mature research species trials (established as an understorey) and more recent underplanting in diseased and thinned Corsican pine using a far wider range of species than traditionally used in this area. The various underplanting techniques used and the options for future management will make for interesting discussions. More details will be available in due course. |
Contact: | For more information or to reserve your place, contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk. |

Date: | 18 & 19 April 2018 |
Location: | Stourhead (Western) Estate, Stourton, near Mere and the Rushmore Estate on the Wiltshire/Dorset border |
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Description: | This course provides an in-depth introduction to the theory and practical application of irregular silviculture in coniferous and broadleaved stands with the emphasis on lowland forests. The course is designed for 14 trainees and will be led by Andy Poore and David Pengelly and will incorporate a marking exercise followed by a review of the silvicultural and economic consequences of the marking. For more information see the flyer (PDF, 860 KB). |
Contact: | For more information contact David Pengelly at SelectFor: david@selectfor.com |

Date: | 22 May 2018 |
Location: | Yorkshire Forest District |
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Description: | CCFG England plan to hold the 2018 meeting in the north after 3 years of meetings in the south and east of England. The group last visited this area in May 2000 and will plan to revisit some of the sites we looked at then. A write up of that visit can be found in the members section in the CCFG Newsletter 17, July 2000, pages 8-12. |
Contact: | For more information see the flyer or contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk to book your place. |
Date: | 20-23 June 2018 |
Location: | Germany |
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Description: | The 2018 Pro Silva Annual Meeting will be held in Germany with field visits to Weimar, Eibenstock and the Erzgebirge mixed mountain forests and Beichlingen, Hatzfeldt and the ANW BioWild Project. CCFG usually sends one or two delegates to this meeting and assists with their funding. At present there are no spaces available, but there can be late cancellations. If you would be interested in attending if a space became available, please contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk for more information. |
Contact: | For more information contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk. |
Date: | 13 September 2018 |
Location: | Logie Coldstone and Glen Tanar Estates, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire |
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Description: | An opportunity to visit two estates working with CCF systems in Scots pine as well as some other species, to view the successes, discuss the silvicultural and financial challenges and to consider future options. |
Contact: | For more information see the flyer or to book your place email administrator@ccfg.org.uk |
Date: | 20 September 2018 |
Location: | Tavistock Woodland Estate and the Bradford-Hutt System |
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Description: | This visit is set in Southwest England and is being hosted by Tavistock Woodlands Estate. The day will give an in-depth look at the Bradford-Hutt system for transforming even-aged stands to continuous cover management. |
Contact: | For more information see the flyer or contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk to book your place. |