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We would like to thank all those who have given support to this project from the local community, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, the Forestry Commission, the Pond Conservation Trust, Alvecote and Shuttington Parish Council, Maurice Arnold, and all the contractors and friends, family and volunteers who have worked on the site and given us advice and support.

We are developing Alvecote Wood according to our Woodland Management Plan that has been agreed with and grant-aided by the Forestry Commission under the English Woodland Grant Scheme.

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Notices

Photography Workshops - Introduction to Photography/Macro Photography - Starting 22nd April

Would you like to make more of your camera? Perhaps you take photos and then wonder why they didn't turn out as you had hoped? Or maybe you just want to learn more about those buttons on your camera and what they do? Or maybe you would like to increase the range of images that you can take? We are running Introductory photography workshops on 22nd April, 21st July and 7th October and a specialist Macro photography workshop on 22nd July. The cost is £20 for a full day of tuition and practical experience. Please e-mail us to book. Download the flyer for more information (pdf)

Open Days 2012 - last Sunday in every month from 25th March

We will be holding our Open Days again from Sunday 25th March. The woods will be open to the public, and you can visit us, walk round, take photographs, do birdwatching, or join one of the guided tour groups. The woods are open from 10am to 4pm, and entry is free. Guided tours depart on the hour, every hour. There will be a small gift and souvenir stall and from time to time we will run Treasure Hunts, and other special activities for families. Please see here for more information.

Coppicing - Weekends from 21/22nd January

COPPICING HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED FOR 2011/2012

We plan to do coppicing on most weekends from 21/22nd January until early March, weather permitting. If you are interested in coming to help, please check our Facebook page, or contact us.

Please check our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AlvecoteWood) or our twitter feed on @AlvecoteWood for more details. We regret that coppicing is not a suitable activity for children under 16.

Tree Planting January-March 2011 now completed

Thank you to everybody who helped with this!

Planting trees at Betty's Wood

You may have read about Betty's Wood, the new extension to Alvecote Wood. This started as an arable field, into which we planted wildflower and grass seed and have subsequently been turning it into a woodland and wildlife site - very exciting stuff!

The first task was to plant a hedge to connect Alvecote Wood to another copse across this field, forming a boundary to Betty's Wood as well as a valuable wildlife corridor.

We've been looking to gather volunteers to help us with the main body of tree planting to establish Betty's Wood itself. Forestry Commission Woodland Creation Grant paperwork has been finalised and planting got underway throughout February and into March.

Planting is now Finished!

We have planted a total of over 4,000 trees this winter, with much appreciated help from several volunteers. Betty's Wood has now been planted! We will probably be adding some more next winter, once we can see how the trees have established and how the ground conditions change.

We will update this web site with lots more photos and more information about this new extension to Alvecote Wood once we've recovered a bit!