Glastir Woodland Management scheme is open!

The new Glastir Woodland Management scheme is open – to apply you need to have a CRN and complete a simple Expression of Interest form. This provides funding to manage an existing woodland and all woodland owners can apply- its not just for farmers. The Glastir Woodland Creation scheme continues as a seperate scheme [...]

Llais y Goedwig T-shirts and films- the ideal Christmas presents!

Llais y Goedwig t-shirts are made from organic and Fair Trade cotton. They are available in mens and womens styles in a range of sizes, all with the attractive full colour Llais y Goedwig logo on the left breast. (See HERE for a picture of the t-shirts). Contact Jo by the 15th December at [...]

The Llais y Goedwig conference and AGM- 9th/10th March 2012

The 2012 Llais y Goedwig national conference and AGM will be held on the 9th and 10th March 2012 (Friday and Saturday) and bookings are now open! Booking form for LlyG annual conference and AGM 2012- English

Llais y Goedwig conference and AGM flyer 2012 bilingual

We are excited to announce that this year [...]

Glastir footpaths

LlyG has been invited to meet with the Glastir development team on the 21st Oct to discuss provisions for funding permissive access in the new woodland management scheme to be launched in 2013. This is important as it will determine whether you will be able to obtain fundng for footpath and track work over [...]

Update from Glastir meeting

Jenny was at the Glastir Woodland Management Stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday on behalf of LlyG and has the following titbits to pass on:

- The Glastir Woodland Management scheme will open for applications in January 2012 and will be open for about 3 months. This is for management of existing woodland and is different [...]

Llais y Goedwig Woodland Skillshare

Llais y Goedwig Woodland Skillshare 15th October at Coppicewood College

Above are some of the attendees of the woodland skillshare event, organised by Llais y Goedwig and Coppicewood College, at the entrance to Cwm Plysog woods.

On an unseasonably hot October Saturday 26 people with involvement or interest in Welsh community woodlands from [...]

A LlyG Manifesto

Use this thread to contribute ideas on what we should say to the Welsh Government about the future relationship between woodlands and people.

Woodlands and You

What do you think of the new procdures and opportunities being offered for community access to FC forests.

New woodland crime guide

A new publication ‘A guide to dealing with woodlands and crime’  is now available to download on the Forestry Commission website.

Launch of Woodland Carbon Code

Forestry Commission launch new Code on 27th July to verify carbon capture in tree planting schemes to a mixed response.  Click here for links