Welcome to the twenty-sixth issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, containing information on The Tyfiant Coed Project by Sharon Rodhouse as well as details on the Pro Silva visit to Mount Callan.

Contents:

1. Sticking Your Head Out – the Social Status of Trees and Wind Risk, by Jens Haufe
2. Towards a Consistent Terminology for CCF, by Mark Yorke
3. The Tyfiant Coed Project, by Sharon Rodhouse
4. Anagach and Curr Woods, by Colin Edwards
5. ProSilva Ireland Visit to Mount Callan, by Andy Poore
6. ProSilva Europe Meeting in Ireland, by Andy Poore
7. News of CCFG events
8. News of other CCF events
9. Recent publications and web sites of interest
10. and more …



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Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter. This issue contains information on the transformation thinning in Continuous Cover Forestry by Mike Seville as well as a report on the Croatia Pro Silva Conference.

Contents:

1. Continuous Cover Management of Oak and Ash Dominated Stands in the Lowland – Andy Poore
2. Pro Silva Conference: Croatia 2005 – Mike Seville & Rik Pakenham
3. Long Term Ecological Change in British Woodland (1971-2003) – English Nature & Partners
4. Ancient Woodland and Planning Policy Statement – Phillip Wilson
5. Transformation thinning in Continuous Cover Forestry – Mike Seville
6. Transformation thinning to achieve CCF: An alternative viewpoint- Mark Yorke
7. Study Tour Report: Switzerland 2005 – Sharon Rodhouse



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Welcome to the twenty-fourth issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, this issue discusses the Denmark study tour as well as the Alsace 2005 Pro Silva meeting.

Contents:

1. Denmark Study Tour – Rik Pakenham, Andy Poore & John Everard
2. John Niles Memorial Planting – John Brown
3. Austria 2003 Study Tour – Ian Barrington, Mike Chapman, Paul Schofield & Ilia Osepashvili
4. Alsace 2005 Pro Silva Meeting – Mike Seville
5. Member Questionnaire – Mark Yorke
6. Obituary: Talis Kalnars – Philippe Morgan
7. Food For Thought – Mike Seville



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Welcome to the twenty-third issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, this issue welcomes the new Chairman and covers the “cost” of transforming even-aged coniferous stands to continuous cover.

Contents:

1. Editorial: CCFG welcomes new Chairman
2. Future activities and meetings 2004-05
3. CCFG Workshops
4. Remembering John Niles
5. The “cost” of transformation
6. A short note on light measurement
7. Selling CCF to your client
8. Target diameter felling
9. Visit to Islay 24-25 April 2003
10. Visit to Ffrwdgrech Estate, Brecon
11. Book review: Managing continuous cover forests
12. Certificate in Continuous Cover Silviculture
13. CCFG Annual Report 2002-03
14. Principles of the continuous cover approach
15. CCFG contacts
16. Booking form for Melbury visit

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Welcome to the twenty-second issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, discussing future activities and a report on the CCFG study tour to Annecy and CCFG’s visit to Canada.

Contents:

1. Future Activities
2. Meeting at Whinfell, Cumbria
3. Meeting at Wakehurst, Sussex
4. Thoughts on a return visit to Sweden
5. CCFG Study Tour to Annecy 2002
6. CCFG visit to Cananda 2002
7. Report on meeting at Ridges Wood
8. Membership News
9. Principles of the continuous cover approach
10. CCFG Contacts
11. Booking form for Ffrwdrwch/Clocaenog
12. Booking form for Whinfell, Cumbria
13. Booking form for Wakehurst, Sussex
14. Membership application form

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Welcome to the twenty first issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, discussing future activities and reports of previously held meetings and visits.

Contents:

• Editorial: New blood required
• Future activities and meetings
• Report of CCFG 10th Anniversary Meeting: Stand Dynamics of conversion to continuous cover 8-9 May 2002
• Introduction to field visits
• Rushmore Estate
• Stourhead (Western) Estate
• Colour photos of stands
• Report of the University of Bangor Continuous Cover Forestry Study Tour to Germany: 18-22 March 2002
• Report of the workshop on site and light assessment for natural regeneration: 9 July 2002
• Review of the 2000 Pro Silva Congress report
• Membership report
• Principles of the continuous cover approach
• CCFG contacts
• Membership renewal form

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Welcome to the twentieth issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, discussing future activities and reports of previously held meetings and visits.

Contents:

1. Editorial: new website co-ordinator
2. Future activities and meetings
3. Summer 2002 workshop on assessment of site and light for successful natural regeneration
4. Autumn 2002 visit to Ontario, Canada
5. Report of Lancashire meeting October 2001
6. Report of visit to Czech Republic September 2001
7. Report of Morayshire meeting October 2001
8. OPEN SPACE
9. Target diameter: Josef Spoerk workshop
10. The Bradford Plan system of continuous cover
11. Principles of the continuous cover approach
12. CCFG contacts
13. Membership application/renewal form
14. Booking forms for meetings

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Welcome to the nineteenth issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, containing information on the strategy proposed by the National Assembly of Wales for trees and woodlands.

Contents:

1. Guest Editorial: The National Assembly for Wales strategy for trees and woodlands
2. Future activities and meetings
3. Predicting the consequences of continuous cover forestry
4. The inverted J-curve and the selection forest
5. An improved spreadsheet to calculate target diameter distributions in uneven-aged silviculture
6. Annual Meeting of Pro Silva Council, 2001
7. OPEN SPACE
8. Continuous cover silviculture in southern Ontario, Canada
9. Selective thinning and harvesting to transform even-aged plantations: workshops
10. Proposals for overseas visits
11. Principles of the continuous cover approach
12. CCFG contacts
13. Membership application/renewal form
14. Booking forms for meetings

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Welcome to the eighteenth issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter. This issue looks at the challenges of the use of continuous cover in the management of conifer forests in Great Britain.

Contents:

1. Guest Editorial: WGS/CCF working group
2. Future activities and meetings
3. CCFG visit to Switzerland
4. CCFG visit to central Scotland
5. Dazzled by light?
6. Viewpoint: on the role of light in natural regeneration
7. OPEN SPACE
8. Proclamation of Hanover
9. Challenges to the use of continuous cover in the management of conifer forests in Great Britain
10. Principles of the continuous cover approach
11. CCFG contacts
12. Membership application/renewal form
13. Booking forms for meetings

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Welcome to the seventeenth issue of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter. This issue contains reports from CCFG’s visits to the Holnicote Estate and North Yorkshire Moors.

Contents:

1. Editorial: Making the economic case
2. Future activities and meetings
3. CCFG 10th Anniversary Meeting
4. CCFG visit to North Yorkshire Moors
5. ICF/CCFG visit to Holnicote Estate
6. Continuous cover in the Austrian Alps
7. CCFG register of consultants
8. OPEN SPACE
9. Forestry strategies for Scotland and Wales
10. Uneven-aged silviculture: common myths explored
11. Principles of the continuous cover approach
12. CCFG contacts
13. Membership application/renewal form
14. Booking forms for meetings
15. Register of consulants form

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