View from the Forest: Recent Episodes
Bill Jones
The aim of the podcast is to try and encourage young people to get interested and excited about joining our industry, by showing the huge diverse nature of the job at a grass roots level.I am looking to cover all aspects of our industry from nurseries, contractors, sawmills, private sector, private estates, education, training, historians, community woodlands and any other areas you feel should be covered.Would you please pass onto colleagues, friends etc. who may be interested and can pass it on to someone who wants to know more about the job.I hope, at some stage, to start collecting subscriptions, advertising, funding etc. to sponsor a scholarship for one or two young people to get into the industry through college courses etc. The scholarship will be named The Rena Tarwinska Memorial Scholarship, in memory of our old friend and colleague Rena Tarwinska who a lot of you may remember from your training days back in the 80’s and 90’s.There is a lot more to come in the next few weeks as I sort it out and edit it all ,this is just the beginning. I am also looking for volunteers to be interviewed so please don’t be shy and if you would like to contribute please get in touch.
Felicity takes us on a journey from her native South Africa via Portugal to working in Golspie in North Scotland
An uplifting and passionate episode from Ellen, where she describes her role within Forestry England. Many of the links discussed in the pod are below. Enjoy, I did.
Forestry England
Forests for wellbeing
Find your nearest forest
Volunteering opportunities
Forests at home – bringing the forest to you
360 degree forest bathing video:
Beautiful bluebells videoForest bathing gallery
Forest bathing from home activity sheets
Just Giving: remembering Miles Seegobin (Forestry 100 run)
https://www.justgiving.com/remember/34507/Miles-Seegobin
I know it's a month late but I have not been well and busy when well. A trip up to the west of Scotland and a visit to Derbyshire Dales in this one.
Tree Sparks is a student-led social enterprise promoting forestry and environmental careers to young people whilst making graduates more employable.
https://www.treesparks.co.uk/
Shaun gives us a small insight of what is happening in the 'glasshouse' at Lobslack Nursery which forms part of the nursery complex at Delamere
Vern shines a light on his passion for forestry, he started at 13 y.o. and takes us through some of his career and characters he has met on the way.
Tom gives us a little insight of what is going on at Abbotts Moss Nursery, which forms part of the Delamere Nursery complex
Mark tells us of how he got into forestry through the apprenticeship scheme and how it helped him to his current position a a harvesting forester.
Countryside Jobs Service
Countryside Jobs Service Scotland
Giles won the Tree of the Year award. Here he gives a little detail on the tree and the award. Well done mate. The BBC Scotland programme Landward will feature Giles and the tree in an upcoming show.
Mr Cleland describes the courses and classes he teaches and how he ended up as a lecturer nearly 30 years after leaving as a student. Neil also tells us about his career with a couple of surprises on the way.
Links
Scottish School of Forestry
University of the Highlands and Islands Inverness College
A few contributons from around the country describing what is going on in the woods this month. Comments can be left on the facebook page, View from the Forest. As always if you want to be involved give me a shout.
Fantastic day at the Scottish School of Forestry, visiting and exhibiting. Badgered a few folks into giving us some info on who they were. If you want mre info on any of the contributorsplease use the links below.
Scottish School of Forestry
Sawdust Fusiliers
Institute of Chartered Foresters
Christie Elite Nursery
Cawdor Forestry
Lantra Scoland
Forest Memories
Royal Scottish Forestry Society
James Jones
Forestry and Land Scotland
Chris Reynolds takes us through his role at Forest Research and his journey into the forest industry. A very enjoyable trip.
If you have any questions or need more info you reach Chris at
chris.reynolds@forestresearch.gov.uk
I chat to Technical Development colleague Verity Brosnan who gives the low down on being a soil surveyor in Forest Research and her journey into the forest industry and a wee look at the future.