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FEBRUARY 2001
9th Feb	Research Seminar organised by the FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY, NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION, ROSLIN, MIDLOTHIAN, given by Nick Hanley: Professor of Environmental Economics University of Glasgow. ‘Recent innovations in valuing the environment’. Seminar to be held in the library of the Northern Research Station commencing at 1330 hrs. Please try to arrive by 1325 hrs. Seminars start at 1330 hrs and usually last 45 to 60 minutes followed by 30-45 minutes of questions. We break for coffee at 1500 hrs. Contact Steve Lee, e-mail: steve.lee@forestry.gsi.gov.uk See Website  http://www.forestry.gov.uk/research/nrs_seminars
21st Feb	Seminar organised by the National Scenic Areas to be held at the Urr Valley Hotel, Castle Douglas, from 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Contact Anna Johnson, National Scenic Area Office. e-mail: Anna.Johnson@dumgal.gov.uk

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MARCH 2001
6th Mar	TGA South Scotland Regional Committee Meeting, Moffat. Contact Dorothy Keith: 0131 538 7111.
7th Mar	The David Skinner Memorial Lecture, organised by the ECA School of Landscape Architecture, to be held at the Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, e-mail landscape@eca.ac.uk, website http://www.eca.ac.uk/land/land.htm
9th Mar	Research Seminar organised by the FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY, NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION, ROSLIN, MIDLOTHIAN given by Rick Worrell and Douglas Malcolm: The Birch Group of the British Hardwood Improvement Programme. ‘Provenance variation and improvement of Birch’. Seminar to be held in the library of the Northern Research Station commencing at 1330 hrs. Please try to arrive by 1325 hrs. Seminars start at 1330 hrs and usually last 45 to 60 minutes followed by 30-45 minutes of questions. We break for coffee at 1500 hrs. Contact Steve Lee, e-mail: steve.lee@forestry.gsi.gov.uk See Website  http://www.forestry.gov.uk/research/nrs_seminars
11th Mar	Loch Doon Woodlands Project  - Craft Event (Sponsors: MFST) - Willow structures / Forest gardening / craft demo at Craigmalloch Outdoor Centre and Lamdoughty Farm, Loch Doon.
12th Mar	TGA Technical Committee Meeting, Roslin. Contact Ann Stewart: 0131 538 7111.
12th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Working with Consultants and Contractors", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
12th Mar	Landscape Institute Workshop  "Contractor Certification for Landscapers", London.
12th - 13th Mar	Macaulay Land Use Research Institute Conference  "Tracking Animals with GPS" (Satellite methodologies to study animal grazing ecology). Contact: e-mail angela.sibbald@mluri.sari.ac.uk or see Website:   http://www.mluri.sari.ac.uk/gps
12th - 14th Mar	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Access and Interpretation Series - "Breaking down the barriers". Fee £415 (Subsidised £207.50). Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
12th - 14th Mar	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Ranger Training "Communication and Presentation Skills" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £255 (SNH Grants available). e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com, Website:  www.kindrogan.com
13th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Getting Local People Active and Involved", Manchester. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
13th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course "Interpretive Provision for People with Special Needs", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
13th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Social Exclusion and Access in Rural Areas", Manchester. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: : etn@ukgateway.net
13th Mar	Landscape Institute Workshop "Contractor Certification for Landscapers", Peterborough.
13th Mar	Forest Industries Development Council  - Council Meeting, Edinburgh. Contact: Stuart Ritchie, Office Manager, FIDC, 53 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2HT. e-mail: mail@fidc.org  Website: http://www.fidc.org
14th - 15th Mar	Welsh Timber Forum "Costing and Tendering" Course, Y Faenol, Bangor.
15th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Outreach Work for Countryside Staff", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
15th Mar	Landscape Institute Workshop  "Contractor Certification for Landscapers", South Wales.
16th Mar	Landscape Institute Workshop  "Contractor Certification for Landscapers", Bristol.
17th - 18th Mar	Rock's East Woodland Courses  "Woodland Management". Fee £50 Time: 10 -4pm daily.
17th - 18th Mar	BTCV Scotland - Conservation Skills Training Course  "Hedgerow Conservation and Hedge Laying" (Learn the principles and methods of hedgerow conservation, inc. hands-on experience) Contact: Oatridge College, e-mail: info@oatridge.ac.uk
19th - 22nd Mar	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Ranger Training "Visitor Safety" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £305 (SNH Grants available). e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com  Web: www.kindrogan.com
19th - 23rd Mar	University of Edinburgh Institute of Ecology and Resource Management  "Participatory Forestry Appraisal" Workshop. Contact: Vikki Hilton IERM Short Course Co-ordinator e-mail: vikki.hilton@ed.ac.uk
19th - 23rd Mar	Countryside Management Services Course  "Interpreting the Environment", The Training Centre, Old School, Framwellgate Moor DH1 5HH. Fee: £250 (discounts possible). e-mail: bf@cms-uk.freeserve.co.uk
20th Mar	Landscape Institute Workshop  "Contractor Certification for Landscapers", Birmingham.
20th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Green Networks - Devising Sustainable Transport Routes", Leeds. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail:  etn@ukgateway.net
20th Mar	ICF Exam Board Meeting. Contact: e-mail:  icf@charteredforesters.org
21st Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Marketing - An Introduction and Practical Tools", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail:  etn@ukgateway.net
21st Mar	Welsh Timber Forum Discussion  "The Welsh Woodland Strategy", White Lion Hotel, Machynlleth.
21st Mar	Trada Technology "Chain of Custody" Workshop, Stirling. Website: www.trada.co.uk
21st Mar	Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) entitled "Chain of Custody Workshop" and dealing with the subject of the auditing of production flows of timber from certified forests through to the finished product at point of sale. This seminar will be held at Stirling. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £90 for TRADA members and £120 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
21st Mar	TGA Annual General Meeting, Stoneleigh. Contact Ann Stewart: 0131 538 7111.
22nd - 24th Mar	INTRODUCTION TO WOODLAND BRYOPHYTES WORKSHOP: organised by NATIVE WOODLANDS DISCUSSION GROUP & ARGYLL GREEN WOODWORKERS ASSOCIATION, based at the Kilmartin Hotel in Kilmartin, Argyll. Tutor: Ben Averis. Organiser: Carol Crawford. Cost: £30 for members of NWDG or AGWA; £45 for non-members (not including accommodation). The two-day workshop is aimed at both beginners and those who wish to brush up/add to their knowledge of woodland mosses and liverworts. It will cover the identification of typical woodland species and some Atlantic species, including filmy ferns. Cheques payable to: Native Woodlands Discussion Group. Send to: Carol Crawford, 4d New Bridge Street, AYR, KA7 1JX, e-mail: e-mail: tnrcmoss@aol.com. Last booking date 12/03/01. Book early as places are limited. Details of B&Bs and what to bring will then be sent.
24th Mar	Rock's East Woodland Courses  "Practical Coppicing Course".
26th Mar	Landscape Institute Workshop  "Contractor Certification for Landscapers", Edinburgh.
27th Mar	Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) entitled "Chain of Custody Workshop" and dealing with the subject of the auditing of production flows of timber from certified forests through to the finished product at point of sale. This seminar will be held at Rotherham, South Yorks. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £90 for TRADA members and £120 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
26th - 27th Mar	Welsh Timber Forum  "Costing and Tendering" Course, Valleys Innovation Centre, Abercynon.
26th - 30th Mar	Peak District National Park Centre Training Course  - Community and Education Series - "Education in the Countryside". Fee £509 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB. e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
26th - 30th Mar	Natural Resources Institute  "Managing Natural Resources (People) with emphasis on Forestry", University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent. Fee £900. Contact: Training Officer e-mail: j.pilcher@gre.ac.uk
27th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Marketing in the Countryside - Practical Approaches for Recreation and Tourism Initiatives", Leeds. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
27th - 29th Mar	University of Edinburgh Institute of Ecology and Resource Management  "Environmental Consensus and Conflict Resolution" Workshop. Contact: Vikki Hilton IERM Short Course Co-ordinator e-mail: vikki.hilton@ed.ac.uk
27th - 30th Mar	Scottish Field Studies Association - Kindrogan Field Centre - Ranger Training  "First Aid / Outdoor Safety" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £260 e-mail:  kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website: www.kindrogan.com
28th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "The Role of Evaluation in Fundraising Success", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail:  etn@ukgateway.net
28th Mar	Beacon Forestry - Internet Timber Sales  - Tender Closing Date. Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail: info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail: forestry@stephenson.co.uk
28th Mar	Landscape Institute Workshop  "Contractor Certification for Landscapers", Belfast.
28th Mar	TGA Mid Scotland Regional Committee Meeting, Perth. Contact Dorothy Keith: 0131 538 7111.
29th Mar	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Using Environmental Art with Young People", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
29th Mar	Arboricultural Association Workshop  - The Amenity Vaulation of Trees, Carlton Hotel, Cheltenham, Gloucester. Instruction by Rodney Helliwell and Steve Coombes. Fees: £95+VAT Members; £120+VAT Non Members. Contact: Steve Jones, AA, Romsey e-mail:  treehouse@dial.pipex.com
29th Mar	Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) entitled "Chain of Custody Workshop" and dealing with the subject of the auditing of production flows of timber from certified forests through to the finished product at point of sale. This seminar will be held at High Wycombe, Bucks. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £90 for TRADA members and £120 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
30th Mar	FCA AGM Newton Rigg College, Penrith. Meeting cancelled because of Foot and Mouth disease in the countryside.
31st Mar	Forestry Contracting Association  - Policy Committee Penrith. Contact: Barrie Hudson 01467 651368 Fax: 01467 651595 e-mail: members@fcauk.com
31st Mar	Rock's East Woodland Courses "Practical Coppicing Course".

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APRIL 2001
2nd - 4th Apr	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Access and Interpretation Series - "Surveying and Map Interpretation Skills (for public rights of way)". Fee £425 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
3rd Apr	Wessex Silvicultural Group "CliftonWood and Melbury Estate". Contact: Peter Oliver e-mail:  poliver@globalnet.co.uk
3rd Apr	Euroforest Luncheon, Gleneagles. Contact: Euroforest Farnham e-mail: headoffice@euroforest.co.uk  or Euroforest Dingwall e-mail: northregion@euroforest.co.uk
3rd - 5th Apr	British Ecological Society Annual Symposium. Theme: "Dispersal". .
4th Apr	Forestry Commision - Wales - Seminar Programme  "Woodlands and Communities", Cardiff Area. Contact: National Office for Wales.
4th Apr	Warwickshire Wildlife Trust  - Informal Study Day to study conservation and management of "Woodlands". Fee: £7.50 Contact: Phil e-mail: phil@pdickin.fsnet.co.uk
5th Apr	Forest Research - Alice Holt Staff Seminars  (Open to all FC, FE, FR Staff and APF Members). Robin Gill (Woodland Ecology, Forest Research) "Conservation of the Heumul - an endangered species of deer in Chile" at Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey (1.30pm for 1 hour). Contact: Dr John Parker, Research Communications Officer e-mail:  john.parker@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
5th - 7th Apr	Institute of Chartered Foresters - National Conference "Forestry Futures - What can forestry do for sustainable development (and AGM) University of Warwick (Speakers: Jonathon Porritt / Martin Gale / Mike Bess / Dr David Humphries / Melanie Howard / Prof Colin Price + others). Contact: ICF 0131 225 2705 Fax: 0131 220 6128 Website: http://www.charteredforesters.org
7th Apr	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Habitat Networks for Wildlife". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
9th - 12th Apr	Scottish Field Studies Association - Kindrogan Field Centre - Ranger Training "Environment for all abilities" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £335 (SNH Grants available). e-mail:  kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website: www.kindrogan.com
9th - 13th Apr	Countryside Management Services Course "Producing Site Management Plans", The Training Centre, Old School, Framwellgate Moor DH1 5HH. Fee: £250 (discounts possible). e-mail: bf@cms-uk.freeserve.co.uk
10th Apr	Institute of Chartered Foresters Northern England Regional Group Technical Seminar  "Spreadsheets in Forestry and Arboriculture", Newton Rigg, Cumbria. Fee: Members £30 +VAT Non-Members £50 +VAT. Website: http://www.charteredforesters.org
10th Apr	University of Bristol Training Event "Amphibians: surveying and monitoring techniques", King's Stanley, Gloucestershire..
11th Apr	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Habitat Networks for Wildlife". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
12th Apr	TGA North Scotland Regional Committee Meeting, Grantown. Contact Dorothy Keith: 0131 538 7111.
12th - 19th Apr	University of Edinburgh Institute of Ecology and Resource Management Workshop  "Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change for Policy Makers". Duration: 5-7 days. Contact: Vikki Hilton, IERM Short Course Co-ordinator, Darwin Building, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JU e-mail:  vikki.hilton@ed.ac.uk
14th - 15th Apr	BTCV Scotland - Conservation Skills Training Course  "Footpath Construction (lowland)" (Learn about many varied techniques and materials) Contact: Oatridge College e-mail: info@oatridge.ac.uk
18th - 25th Apr	16th Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Freemantle, Perth, Western Australia. Theme "The role of forestry in integrated land use". Conference includes field trips to consider private land pine plantations, reduction in land degradation and contribution to the pulp industry. Pre and post conference tours will consider native forest management. Contact: Libby Jones, Secretary, Office of the Standing Committee on Commonwealth Forestry, Forestry Commission, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT. e-mail:  libby.jones@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
19th Apr	English Nature Workshop  "The Use and Development of the Woodland Section of the NVC", Peterborough. Contact: Keith Kirby, Northminster House, Peterborough.
20th Apr	Institute of Chartered Foresters  - Part II Examinations Workshop, Newton Rigg, Cumbria. Contact: ICF 0131 225 2705 Fax: 0131 220 6128 Website: http://www.charteredforesters.org
20th - 22nd Apr	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Ranger Training "Drystone Dyking" (organised by Dry Stone Walling Association) Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £115 (SNH Grants available). e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com Website: www.kindrogan.com
21st Apr	Kilmaurs Show, Scott Ellis Playing Fields, Kilmarnock. Contact: Janet Smith
23rd - 25th Apr	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series (Part 1) - "Site Management Planning". (See 21 - 22 June for Part 2). Fee £519 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
23rd - 27th Apr	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service  "Grouse and Hill Keepers Course" Invermark Estate, Glen Esk, Angus, covering management techniques for upland game (fish / birds / deer). Numbers: 18 only. Bookings: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
24th Apr	University of Bristol Training Event "Understanding Forestry Systems", The Ebworth Centre, Gloucestershire.
24th Apr	Institute of Chartered Foresters North Scotland Regional Group  Seminar "Forest Strategies - Local, Regional and National". Website:  http://www.charteredforesters.org
24th Apr	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - London Division - Excursion to Pigotts Wood, High Wycombe (by kind permission of Chilterns Woodland Project). Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
25th Apr	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - Southern Division - Excursion to The Vyne, Sherborne St. John (a.m. by kind permission of National Trust) and Basing Forest, Basingstoke (p.m. by kind permission of Forest Enterprise). Contact: John Brunton, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
25th Apr	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Creative Presentation Skills", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
25th Apr	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Auction (Entries close 6 weeks before sale). Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail: info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail:  forestry@stephenson.co.uk
25th - 26th Apr	Association of Professional Foresters  - Annual Conference "Certification - Is it working?", Burleigh Court, Loughborough. Contact: Jane Karthaus, Secretary, APF, 7-9 West Street, Belford, NE70 7QA e-mail: jane@apfs.demon.co.uk.
26th Apr	University of Bristol Training Event  "Reptiles: surveying and monitoring techniques", Bournemouth, Dorset.
26th Apr	Fence 2001  - The Fencing Industry Trade Show, Edgbaston Exhibition Centre, County Ground, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Free entry. Contact: 0117 950 1772 (Marketable Marketing)
26th Apr	Highland Birchwoods Conference  "Montane Scrub, The Challenge above the Treeline", Battleby Centre, Perth.
26th Apr	One day conference entitled "Certification - Is It Working?" hosted by the Association of Professional Foresters. Speakers include Anna Jenkins (Forest Stewardship Council), Ian Gray (Manager, SGS Qualifor Programme UK), Len Yul (Pan European Forest Certification Council UK Ltd), Grace Balfour (Environment Manager of Tilhill forestry Group Certification Scheme), David Ogg (Independent Forestry), David Duke-Evans (Woodpanel Industries Federation) and Dr Alan Knight (DIY chain B&Q). Details and booking forms from Alister Rankine, Conference Secretary - e-Mail: Alister.Rankine@tesco.net
26th Apr	Seminar  Montane Scrub to be held at Battleby Centre, Perth. Admission: £20. Contact: Diana Gilbert, e-mail  diana@highlandbirchwoods.co.uk
27th Apr	Arboricultural Association Workshop  "Risk Assessment", Cannington, Somerset.
28th Apr	Beith Show, Manse Field.
28th Apr	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Birds as Indicators". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
28th Apr	Small Woods Association / FCA Training Course  "What's going on in that wood?" - introduction to working small woods, Wiltshire / Gloucestershire. Fee £35 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail:  enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk Website: www.smallwoods.org.uk
28th Apr	Dundonald Show, Dundonald Camp Track.
28th - 29th Apr	Wood Sale and Fair, Ickworth, Suffolk.
30th Apr	Institute of Chartered Foresters  - Closing date for Applications for Part II Examinations. Contact: ICF e-mail: icf@charteredforesters.org
30th Apr - 4th May	Peak District National Park Centre Training Course  - Access and Interpretation Series - "Interpretation". Fee £519 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk

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May 2001 (or maybe June)	To be announced Woodland Training Network (Scotland)  - National Vegetaion Classification, Bonskied House, Pitlochry. Instruction by Prof. John Rodwell, Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster University. Fee: £350 (4 days residential). Contact: NVC Course Admin., c/o Reforesting Scotland e-mail: reforscot@gn.apc.org
May 2001	To be announced British Isles School of Log Building Course, Scottish Highlands (See also July - SW England). Contact: DJ Franklin, Thornbury, Samford Courtenay, Okehampton EX20 2SU e-mail: franklinhh@aol.com
May 2001	Seminar (date to be announced)  Scottish Hardwoods  to be held in Perthshire.Admission: £20. Contact: Emma Jane Clarke, e-mail:  emmajaneclarke@taysidenativewoodlands.freeserve.co.uk
1st May	Arboricultural Training Initiative and Events R Us course on Arboriculture in Planning, to be held at Headley Park Hotel, Bordon, Hampshire, on four alternative dates: 1st, 9th, 22nd and 23rd May. Cost of admission: £141.00 inclusive of VAT. contact: Events R Us, 28 Westering, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 7LY. e-mail: enquiries@eventsrus.freeserve.co.uk
1st - 2nd May	First Scottish Native Woodlands Initiative Network Conference  "Growing Quality Hardwoods in Scotland - Fact or Fiction?" Battleby Centre, Perth. Contact: Debbie Cowan, Tayside Native Woodlands, Perth Aerodrome Business Park, Scone, PH2 6PL e-mail: debbie.cowan@taysidenativewoodlands.freeserve.co.uk
2nd May	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Supporting Community Groups to Plan and Deliver Environmental Projects", Manchester. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
2nd May	SNH / SEPA - "River Restoration" Workshop  (River enhancement and rehabilitation) Battleby Conference Centre, Perth. Contact: Lorna Brown, SNH e-mail: lorna.brown@snh.gov.uk
2nd May	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Birds as Indicators". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
2nd - 3rd May	Continuous Cover Forestry Group  - 10th. Anniversery Meeting "Stand Dynamics of Conversion to CCF". Venues: Rushmore Estate / Stourton (Western) Estate, Dorset / Wiltshire. Fees: £35 Members; £50 Non.M's. Contact: Gary Kerr e-mail: gary.kerr@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
2nd May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - South Western Division - Excursion to Great Fulford Estate, Exeter (by kind permission of Mr F Fulford). Contact: Malcolm Allen, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
3rd May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - Midlands Division - Excursion to Batsford Estate and Arboretum, Moreton-in-Marsh (by kind permission of Lord Dulverton). Contact: Graham Garratt, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
3rd May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - North Wales Division - Excursion to Vrynwy, Llanwddyn (by kind permission of Severn Trent Water / Forest Enterprise Wales). Contact: Trefor Thompson, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
3rd May	Institute of Chartered Foresters  - Council Meeting.
5th May	Catrine Show, Kingencleugh, Mauchline.
5th May	Neilston Show, Kirkton Field, Neilston.
5th - 7th May	Tree Council Center Parcs "Walk in the Woods"  - Bank Holiday Weekend Launch (Event runs throughout May). Website:www.treecouncil.org.uk
6th May	Small Woods Association Training Course  "Introduction to woodland vegetation survey and assessment", Hertfordshire. Fee £5 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail: enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk Website: www.smallwoods.org.uk
9th May	Arboricultural Training Initiative and Events R Us course on Arboriculture in Planning, to be held at Headley Park Hotel, Bordon, Hampshire, on four alternative dates: 1st, 9th, 22nd and 23rd May. Cost of admission: £141.00 inclusive of VAT. contact: Events R Us, 28 Westering, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 7LY. e-mail: enquiries@eventsrus.freeserve.co.uk
9th - 11th May	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course - Access and Interpretation Series - "New Paths to Better Access". Fee £425 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
10th May	Environmental Trainers Network Course "Involving People with Mental Health Problems in Environmental Work", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail: etn@ukgateway.net
10th May	Seminar organised by the Forestry Commission,  Woodland Establishment on Mineral Sites  to be held at Newhouse, Central Scotland. Admission: £45. Contact: David Robertson, e-mail: david.robertson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
10th - 12th May	Native Woodlands Discussion Group  - Identification of Woodland Lichens Workshop. Leader: Sandy Coppins. Contact: Carol Crawford e-mail: tnrc@aol.com
11th - 12th May	Ayr Show, Ayr Racecourse.
12th May	Kilmacolm and Port Glasgow Show, Knapps, Kilmacolm.
12th May	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Corridors for Wildlife". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
12th May	Timber Growers Association  - Marches Region Open Day at Queen's Wood, Southam, Cheltenham. e-mail: julia@timber-growers.co.uk or Judith Webb e-mail: tgakeepers@aol.com
12th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI ) - Worcestershire Division - Excursion to Ankerdine, Worcester (by kind permission of Mr P Walker). Contact: Peter Walker, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
12th - 13th May	BTCV Scotland - Conservation Skills Training Course  "Pond Design and Restoration" (Learn different methods, designs and materials used) Contact: Oatridge College e-mail: info@oatridge.ac.uk
12th - 13th May	National Green Woodwork Event, Vaynol Estate, Bangor, North Wales.
14th - 18th May	The Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland  Whole Society Excursion to the Lake District of England, which will be based at Kendal and run for one week. Contact: Dr John Jackson, The Director, The Royal Forestry Society (EW&NI), 102 High Street, Tring, Herts HP23 4AF. Website: http://www.rfs.org.uk
14th - 18th May	TRADA Technology / Canopy Consulting (in association with JPD Training Ltd)  "Environmental Management Systems and Auditing in Forest Stewardship", Melrose, Scottish Borders. 3 or 5 day option. £500 - £700 plus accommodation and VAT. Contact: TRADA Rotherham e-mail:  wbw@canopy.u-net.com
15th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - North East Division - Excursion to Hulne Park, Alnwick (by kind permission of the Duke of Northumberland). Contact: Ian Fletcher, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
15th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - East Anglia Division - Excursion to Barton Hall, Wroxham (a.m. by kind permission of Capt J S Peel) and Hoveton Hall, Wroxton (p.m. by kind permission of Mr A Buxton). Contact: Martin Freeman, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
15th May	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Involving Cultural Minority Groups", London. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail:  etn@ukgateway.net
16th May	University of Bristol Training Event  "Woodland Identification and Surveying Techniques", East Mendip Study Centre, Somerset.
16th May	Environmental Trainers Network Course  "Internet and Websites for Promotion and Communication", Birmingham. Contact: Pat Brayshaw, Training Programmes Administrator, ETN, c/o BTCV, Red House, Hill Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LZ e-mail:  etn@ukgateway.net
16th May	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Corridors for Wildlife". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
16th - 19th May	RSFS Forest Trust Co - Cashel Forest, Loch Lomond at Green Scene, Jupiter Wildlife Centre, Grangemouth. Contact: John Sinclair, Warden e-mail: cashel@btinternet.com
16th - 18th May	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - "Contract Management Skills". Fee £425 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
17th May	Forest Research / Timber Growers Association / Institute of Chartered Foresters  - Research Update, The Hill College, Abergavenny. Fees: £60+VAT (Members); £100+VAT (Non-members); Cheques payable to "Timber Growers Association Ltd.".
18th May	Macaulay Land Use Research Institute 25th T.B. Macaulay Lecture  "The Benefits which New Technologies can Provide for Agriculture in the 21st Century" by Prof. Chris Pollock, Research Director, Institue of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth. Contact: Website: http://www.mluri.sari.ac.uk
18th - 20th May	Native Woodland Discussion Group Field Meeting  - Trossachs (Glen Finglas (WT) / East Loch Lomond (FC) / Loch Katrine / Stirling Castle). (Membership £15 pa). Contact: Chris Perkins e-mail:  chris@herwood.freeserve.co.uk
18th - 20th May	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Tree Identification and Appreciation" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £100 e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website: www.kindrogan.com
19th May	Stonehouse Show, Lanarkshire.
19th May	Kirkintilloch Show, Crofthead, Bishopbriggs. Contact: Janise Morrison, 77 Langmuirhead Road, Lenzie, Glasgow.
19th May	Dalry Show, Lynnholm, Dalry. Contact: JG Simpson
19th May	Fife Show, Balcormo Mains, Leven. Contact: Louise Roger
19th May	RSFS Forest Trust Co - Cashel Forest, Loch Lomond - Festival of Wood. Contact: John Sinclair, Warden e-mail: cashel@btinternet.com
19th May	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Charcoal Burning" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Bob Black. Cost: £25 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail: whnw@snw.btinternet.com
19th - 20th May	Out Of The Wood Show  at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU, from 10:30am - 6:00pm. All things made from wood. Admission: Adults £7, over 60's £6.50, Children £4, Families £17. Information - e-mail: wealddown@mistral.co.uk  website: http://www.wealddown.co.uk
Sun 20th till Thu 24th May
21st May	FCA Board Meeting, Dalfling (11:00am). Contact: Barrie Hudson 01467 651368 Fax: 01467 651595 e-mail: members@fcauk.com
21st May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI)  - Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire Division - Excursion to Park Spring / Mather Woods, Newark (a.m. by kind permission of Mr R C Raven-Smith-Milnes) and Roe Wood, Newark (p.m. by kind permission of Mr H Butler). Contact: Jonathan Morgan-Smith, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk or John Sinclair, Warden e-mail:  cashel@btinternet.com
21st - 25th May	RSFS Forest Trust Co - Cashel Forest, Loch Lomond - School's May Visits to Cashel. Contact: John Sinclair, Warden e-mail: cashel@btinternet.com
22nd May	Seminar organised by the Forestry Commission, Managing Woodlands for Biodiversity to be held at Huntly. Admission: £20. Contact: Steve Brown, e-mail: steve.brown@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
22nd May 23rd May (both)	Arboricultural Training Initiative and Events R Us course on Arboriculture in Planning, to be held at Headley Park Hotel, Bordon, Hampshire, on four alternative dates: 1st, 9th, 22nd and 23rd May. Cost of admission: £141.00 inclusive of VAT. contact: Events R Us, 28 Westering, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 7LY. e-mail: enquiries@eventsrus.freeserve.co.uk
22nd May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Southern Division  - Excursion to Brokers Wood, Westbury (a.m. by kind permission of Mr A Phillips) and Rocks East Woodlands, Bath (p.m. by kind permission of The Trustees). Contact: John Brunton, Divisional Secretary Website: www.rfs.org.uk
23rd May	Forest Industries Development Council  - Annual General Meeting, Edinburgh. Contact: Stuart Ritchie, FIDC, 53 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2HT. e-mail: mail@fidc.org.uk  Website: www.fidc.org.uk
23rd May	Institute of Chartered Foresters  - South West Regional Meeting "Energy Crops and Short Rotation Copice: The Future or Folly ?", Chumleigh School, North Devon.
24th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North Wales Division  - Excursion to Bodnant Gardens, Tal-y-cafn (by kind permission of the National Trust). Contact: Trefor Thompson, Divisional Secretary Website: www.rfs.org.uk
24th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South West Wales Division  - Excursion to Glasfynydd Forest, Llandovery (by kind permission of Forest Enterprise). Contact: Peter Goodyear, Divisional Secretary Website: www.rfs.org.uk
25th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Herefordshire Division  - Excursion to Lynders Forest Nursery, Ross-on-Wye (a.m. by kind permission of P Leathart and B Evans) and Lynders Wood, Ross-on-Wye (p.m. by kind pemission of Mr and Mrs A Townsend). Contact: Chris Johnson, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
25th May	Arboricultural Association  - Risk Assessment Workshop for Commercial Arboriculture, Northern England. See Also 23.02.01 and 22.03.01 Fee £95+VAT Members; £120+VAT Non Members.
25th May	Scotsheep 2001 Show, Mains of Mause, Blairgowrie.
25th May	Seminar  Biodiversity & Management of Aspen Woodlands  organised by the Forestry Commission, Scotland, to be held at Kingussie. Admission: £20. Contact: Tom Prescot, RSPB, e-mail, millhousetom@aol.com
25th - 27th May	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Introduction to Mosses" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £100 e-mail:  kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website:  www.kindrogan.com
26th May	Stewarton and Dunlop Show, Stewarton.
26th May	Lesmahagow Show, Kirkfieldbank. Contact: Helen Wilson, Burnhead Farm, Lesmahagow ML11 9QB.
26th May	RSFS Forest Trust Co - Cashel Forest, Loch Lomond at Drymen Show. Contact: John Sinclair, Warden e-mail:  cashel@btinternet.com
26th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North West Division  - Excursion to Hutton Roof Sawmill, Kirkby Lonsdale (a.m. by kind permission of P Irving and Sons) and Lord's Lot Wood, Over Kellet (p.m. by kind permission of Forest Enterprise). Contact: David Brackley, Divisional Secretary Website: www.rfs.org.uk
26th - 28th May	Chiltern Wood Festival, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Buckinghamshire.
27th May	27 Arboricultural Association  - Scottish Branch Climbing Competition, Scottish Agricultural College.
27th May	RSFS Forest Trust Co - Cashel Forest, Loch Lomond at Callander Wood Day, Falkirk. Contact: John Sinclair, Warden e-mail:  cashel@btinternet.com
28th May	Northumberland County Show, Tynedale Park, Corbridge.
30th May	Beacon Forestry - Internet Timber Sales  - Tender Closing Date. Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail: info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail: forestry@stephenson.co.uk
30th May	Small Woods Association Training Course  "Timber for Crafts", Buxton, Derbyshire. Fee £40 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail: enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk  Website:  www.smallwoods.org.uk
30th May	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Oxon and Bucks Division  - Excursion to Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield (by kind permission of Hon Jennifer Farncombe). Contact: Peter Hale, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
30th May	New Cumnock Show, Ayrshire.
30th May - 2nd June	Bath and West Show, Bath.

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Jun 2001 (if not in May) (see above)	To be announced  Woodland Training Network (Scotland)  - National Vegetaion Classification, Bonskied House, Pitlochry. Instruction by Prof. John Rodwell, Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster University. Fee: £350 (4 days residential). Contact: NVC Course Admin., c/o Reforesting Scotland e-mail: reforscot@gn.apc.org
June 2001	Seminar, (date to be confirmed) Identifying Woodland Habitats Suitable for the Rural Stewardship Scheme to be held in Perthshire. Admission: £10. Contact: Emma Jane Clarke, e-mail:  emmajaneclarke@taysidenativewoodlands.freeserve.co.uk
Jun 2001	To be announced  Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service Course  "The trials and tribulations of running a family farm shoot" Greenknowe Farm, Gordon, Berwickshire (By kind permission of George Farr). Contact: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
1st - 2nd Jun	Arboricultural Association  - 3rd. Arborists Trade Fair, Highclere Castle, Newbury. Contact: Steve Jones, AA
2nd Jun	Small Woods Association / FCA Training Course  "Community Woodlands I" - a community living and working within their woodland, Devon. Fee £35 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail: enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk  Website: www.smallwoods.org.uk  or www.stewardwood.org.uk
2nd Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Northern Ireland Division  - Excursion to Armaghbreague, Keidy (by kind permission of Mr H Conn). Contact: William Johnston, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
2nd Jun	Gargunnock Show.
2nd Jun	Houston Show.
2nd Jun	Newmilns Show, Galston.
2nd Jun	Campsie Show, Torrance.
2nd Jun	Central and West Fife Show, Cowdenbeath. Contact: Wilma Inglis, Greencap Cottage, Aberdour KY3 0RL.
4th Jun	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Ranger Training Series - "Getting 'best value' from your ranger service". Fee £145 (1 day) Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:   training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
5th - 7th Jun	Shared Earth Trust - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course  "Restoring Biodiversity to Farmland". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
5th - 8th Jun	Conference "Social and Economic Perspectives of Boreal Forest Ecosystem Management", Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.
6th Jun	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service "Making the most of your farm for game" Turvey House Estate, Turvey, Bedfordshire (By kind permission of Daniel Hanbury). Contact: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
6th Jun	RSFS South West Scotland Regional Excursion to East Ayrshire Woodlands. Theme "Changes in the Countryside". Meet Underwood Depot, Cumnock 10:00 for 10.30am. Contact: Chairman e-mail: rdjordan@talk21.com
6th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Yorkshire Division  - Excursion to Wykeham Estate, Scarborough (by kind permission of Lord and Lady Downe). Contact: Stephen Greenfield, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
6th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Gloucestershire Division  - Excursion to Gawcombe Estate, Stow-on-the-Wold (by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Fitzgerald). Contact: Geoff Bailey, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
7th Jun	RSFS Angus and Perth Regional Excursion to Loch Rannoch area. Contact: Miss Jean Finlayson, Secretary e-mail: jeannie_finlayson@yahoo.co.uk  or Paul Ramsay, Chairman e-mail:  paulramsay@bamff.demon.co.uk
8th Jun	Shared Earth Trust - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course  "Pastures and Meadows". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
8th June	Seminar  Deer Management in Woodlands  organised by the Deer Commission for Scotland (DCS) with support from the Forestry Commission. To be held at Tulliallan, Fife. Admission free. Contact: Dave Goffin, DCS, e-mail: dave@goffin54.freeserve.co.uk, or Keith Wishart, e-mail:  keith.wishart@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
8th - 10th Jun	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Discovering Caledonian Pine Forests" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £100 e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website: www.kindrogan.com
8th - 10th Jun	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Grasses" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £100 e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website: www.kindrogan.com
8th - 10th Jun	University of Wales, Bangor  - Forestry and Wood Science Reunion. Contact: Barry Teasdale, Events Organiser e-mail: mbteasdale@btinternet.com
9th Jun	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Pastures and Meadows". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
9th Jun	Stirling Show. .
9th Jun	Straiton Show.
9th Jun	Road to the Isles Show, Arisaig.
9th Jun	Largs Show, Inverkip.
10th Jun	Small Woods Association Training Course  "Managing a woodland for wildlife" Hertfordshire. Fee £35 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail: enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk Website: www.smallwoods.org.uk or  www.greatgroves.freeserve.co.uk
10th Jun	Eastnor Festival of Wood, Marches Region.
11th - 15th Jun	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Chainsaws" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Roddy Gillies. Cost: £400 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail: whnw@snw.btinternet.com
12th - 14th Jun	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Restoring Biodiversity to Farmland". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
13th Jun	Institute of Chartered Foresters Northern England Regional Group Excursion  "Tanks and Trees". Hosts: Ministry of Defence. Meeting to incl. Regional Group AGM. Contact: Mike Jones, Regional Secretary Website: www.charteredforesters.org
13th Jun	Timber Growers Association  - Wales Region Technical Update "Restocking after Clearfells". Contact: Judith Webb e-mail: julia@timber-growers.co.uk
14th Jun	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service  "Creating a rich game habitat on a degraded Devon farm" Hayrish Farm, nr. Okehampton, Devon (By kind permission of Hayrish Farms Ltd). Contact: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
14th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Home Counties Division  - Excursion to Bovingdon Hall, Braintree (by kind permission of the Tabor Family). Contact: James Del Mar, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
14th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North West Midland Division  - Excursion to Hales Estate, Market Drayton (by kind permission of Mr R N C Hall). Contact: David Ragbourne, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
14th - 16th Jun	Three Counties Show, Malvern.
15th -16th Jun	Glasgow Natural History Society  150th Anniversary Conference. Theme "Alien Species - Friends or Foes?", Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow. Contact: Morag Mackinnon, 71 Hillview Drive, Clarkston, Glasgow G76 7JJ e-mail:  moragmac@clara.net
15th - 19th Jun	Garden History Society  - Weekend Conference - "Legacy of the Plant Hunters" Kindrogan Field Centre, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Contact: Christopher Dingwall GHS Conservation Officer in Scotland, The Glasite Meeting House, 33 Barony Street, Edinburgh EH3 6NZ.
16th Jun	Kilbarchan Show.
16th Jun	Alyth District Show, Coupar Angus.
16th Jun	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Native Woodland Management" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Peter Quelch. Cost: £15 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com
16th Jun	Woodland Heritage 2001 Field Day, Sotterley Estate, Nr. Beccles, Suffolk (by kind permission of Miles Barnes). Contact: Woodland Heritage, PO BOX 168 Haslemere, GU27 1XQ.
17th - 20th Jun	European Forest Institute / Finnish Forest Research Institute / IUFRO Group Forum "Financial Instruments of Forest Policy", Rovaniemi, Finland. Contact: e-mail: andreas.ottitsch@efi.fi  or brita.pajari@efi.fi
19th Jun	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service  "Trout Fishery Management" The Derbyshire Wye, Chatsworth Estate (By kind permission of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire). Contact: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
19th Jun	Seminar organised by the Forestry Commission, Continuous-cover Forestry to be held at Newton St Boswells. Admission: £30. Contact: lain Laidlaw, e-mail:  iainlaidlaw@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
19th - 21st Jun	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Restoring and Managing Pastures and Meadows". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
20th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Eastern Division (Surrey / West Susses Branch), Excursion to Polesden Lacey, Dorking (by kind permission of National Trust). Contact: Rob Liversidge, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
21st Jun	RSFS Forest Trust Company,  the ToTap Millennium Sculpture & Time Capsule burial at Cashel Forest. Contact: 01360 870450
21st - 22nd Jun	(Turf Growers Association !)  Field Days, Teal Farm, Wadborough, Worcestershire (By kind permission of Teal Turf). Day includes Clay Pigeons / Golf / Go-karting and Dinner. Entry Fee: £5 Contact: David Clarke TGA, 17 Castle Street, Framlington, Woodbridge IP13 9BP. e-mail:  davidclarke@turfgrass.co.uk
21st - 24th Jun
21st - 22nd Jun	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series (Part 2) - "Site Management Planning" (See 23 - 25 April for Part 1). Fee £519 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
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23rdJun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Worcestershire Division  - Excursion to Stetchley Estate, Worcester (by kind permission of Mr J Berkeley). Contact: Peter Walker, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
23rd - 25th Jun	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Restoring & Managing Pastures and Meadows". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
24th - 26th Jun	University of Wales Workshop  "Predicting the Consequences of Continuous Cover Forestry". Contact: e-mail:  safs@bangor.ac.uk
25th - 27th Jun	UK Agroforestry Forum  "Trees, Farms and Rural Development" Leeds. Contact: Dr L D Incoll or Dr D J Pilbeam, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JK. e-mail: l.d.incoll@leeds.ac.uk or d.j.pilbeam@leeds.ac.uk Website:  www.sylvan.demon.co.uk/meet2001.htm
25th - 29th Jun	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Grassland Management for Nature Conservation". Fee £479 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
26th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - East Anglia Division  - Excursion to Felbrigg Hall, Holt (by kind permission of the National Trust). Contact: Martin Freeman, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
26th - 29th Jun	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Introduction to Identifying Wildflowers, Grasses, Sedges and Rushes". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
27th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Western Division  - Excursion to North Bovey Woods, Morehampstead (a.m. by kind permission of Mr M Sillett) and Heather Combe, Morehampstead (p.m. by kind permission of Mr C Pike). Contact: Malcolm Allen, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
27th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Southern Division  - Evening Excursion to Northdown Plantation, Overton (by kind permission of Prof J Evans). Contact: John Brunton, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
27th Jun	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Auction (Entries close 6 weeks before sale). Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail: info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail: forestry@stephenson.co.uk
27th Jun	Decking & Cladding Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). This seminar will be held at Liverpool. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £70 for TRADA members and £90 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
27th - 29th Jun	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - "Grassland Management". Fee £479 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
27th - 30th Jun	11th Annual Conference of the European Association for Enviromental and Resource Economists, to be held at Bolderwood Conference Centre, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton. For more information contact Index Communications Meeting Services, Crown House, 28 Winchester Road, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8AA. e-mail: eaere.icms@dial.pipex.com
28th Jun	British Ecological Society  - Forest Ecology Group Conference "The Impact of Recent Forestry Schemes In Mid-Wales", University of Wales. Contact: John Good, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (old ITE), Bangor.
28th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North East Division  - Excursion to Belsay Estate, Ponteland (by kind permission of English Nature). Contact: Ian Fletcher, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
28th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Yorkshire Division  - Evening Meeting at Harlow Carr, Harrogate (by kind permission of the Royal Horticultural Society). Contact: Stephen Greenfield, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
29th Jun - 1st Jul	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Mire Plants - Identification" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £110 e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com Website: www.kindrogan.com
30th Jun	Tree Council  - Trees for Schools Fund - Closing date for applications for grant from Community Trees Fund. Website:  www.treecouncil.org.uk
30th Jun	Small Woods Association / FCA Training Course  "What's going on in that wood?" - introduction to working small woods, Surrey. Fee £35 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail: enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk Website: www.smallwoods.org.uk
30th Jun	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Rake Making" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: John Aiken. Cost: £25 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail: whnw@snw.btinternet.com
30th Jun	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - London Division  - Excursion to Cassiobury Park, Watford and Whippendale Woods, Watford (by kind permission of Watford Borough Council). Contact: Angus Morrison, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
30th Jun - 1st Jul	Angus Show, Brechin.

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July 2001	To be announced  FCA Policy Committee Meeting. Venue to be announced. Contact: Barrie Hudson 01467 651368 Fax: 01467 651595.
July 2001	To be announced   British Isles School of Log Building Course, South West England (See also May, 2001 - Scottish Highlands). Contact: DJ Franklin, Thornbury, Samford Courtenay, Okehampton EX20 2SU e-mail: franklinhh@aol.com
1st Jul	Country and Angling Fair, Wykeham Estate, Scarborough.
1st - 5th Jul	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Mire Plants - Ecology" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £140 e-mail: kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website: www.kindrogan.com
2nd - 5th Jul	Royal Show, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
3rd Jul	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service Course  "A smooth transition to wild game" Torry Hill, nr. Faversham, Kent (By kind permission of John Leigh-Pemberton). Contact: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
3rd Jul	Decking & Cladding Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). This seminar will be held at Newcastle. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £70 for TRADA members and £90 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
5th Jul	Decking & Cladding Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). This seminar will be held at Portsmouth. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £70 for TRADA members and £90 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
5th Jul	Forestry Commision - Wales - Seminar Programme  "Fast Growing Quality Oakwoods", South East Wales. Contact: National Office for Wales.
5th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North Wales Division  - Excursion to Mostyn Estate, Holywell (by kind permission of Mostyn Estates Limited). Contact: Trefor Thompson, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
5th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Somerset, Dorset and Avon Division  - Evening Walk through Bath. Contact: Richard Ivens, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
5th Jul	ICF / TGA  Research Update, Alice Holt Research Station.
6th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South East Wales Division  - Excursion to Blaenau Gwent Council, Ebbw Vale (a.m. by kind permission of Blaenau Gwent Council) and Gwent Wildlife Trust, Ebbw Vale (p.m. by kind permission of Gwent WT). Contact: Robin Marshall, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
7th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North West Division / British Deer Society  - Joint Excursion to Brackenburgh Estate, Plumpton (by kind permission of Mr J Harris). Contact: David Brackley, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
7th Jul	Doune and Dunblane Show.
7th Jul	Haddington Show. Contact: Garden, Stirling and Burnett
7th Jul	Shared Earth Trust - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course  "Creating Ponds and Encouraging Pondlife". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
7th - 8th Jul	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Pole Lathe for Beginners" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leaders: Syd Wright / Ian Glendinning. Cost: £55 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail: whnw@snw.btinternet.com
7th - 8th Jul	Game Conservancy Trust - Scottish Fair, Scone, Perthshire. Contact: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
7th - 8th Jul	(SEE also 14 - 15 Jul ?)  Forestry Commission / Friends of Chopwell Wood  "Chopwell Forest Festival" Rowlands Gill, Gateshead (Annual event promoting forestry, products and recreation). Contact: Lorraine Weeks e-mail:  weeksenvco@aol.com
8th Jul	ICF / TGA Research Update from Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham. Contact: TGA 0131 538 7111.
10th Jul	Decking & Cladding Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). This seminar will be held at Cambridge. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £70 for TRADA members and £90 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
10th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Gloucestershire Division  - Excursion to Kemerton Estate, Tewkesbury (by kind permission of Mr A Darby). Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
10th - 12th Jul	Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate. Contact: FCA North England Field Officer, David Wattam e-mail: david@fcauk.com
11th Jul	Wessex Silvicultural Group  - Excursion to Rushmore. Contact: P. Oliver e-mail: set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
11th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Eastern Division (Surrey / West Susses Branch)  Excursion to Leconfield Estate, Petworth (by kind permission of Leconfield Estate Company). Contact: Rob Liversidge, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
11th Jul	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Creating Ponds and Encouraging Pondlife". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail:  set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
12th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South West Wales Division  - Excursion to Rhippinllwyd Farm, Newcastle Emlyn (by kind permission of Mr and Mrs A Brookin). Contact: Peter Goodyear, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
12th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Midlands Division  - Excursion to Prebendal House, Lyddington (a.m. by kind permission of Mr J Parker) and Eyebrooke Reservoir / Corby Plantations, Corby (p.m. by kind permission of Corus UK Limited). Contact: Graham Garratt, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
12th Jul	Decking & Cladding Seminar arranged by the The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). This seminar will be held at High Wycombe. Admission, inclusive of VAT, is £70 for TRADA members and £90 for non members. Details from The Training Centre, TRADA Technology, The Business Centre, Templeborough Enterprise Park, Bowbridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1BY. Fax: +44(0)1709 720178. Website: http://www.trada.co.uk
14th Jul	Echt Show. Contact: Sheena Roger, Dunecht AB32 7BA.
14th Jul	Kirriemuir Show.
14th Jul	Dalkeith Show.
14th Jul	Small Woods Association Training Course  "Community Woodlands II" - A woodland for the local community, Central Scotland (led by Donald McPhillimy). Fee £35 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail: enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk   Website: www.smallwoods.org.uk
14th - 15th Jul	Forestry Commission / Friends of Chopwell Wood  "Chopwell Forest Festival" Rowlands Gill, Gateshead (Annual event promoting forestry, products and recreation). Contact: Lorraine Weeks e-mail: weeksenvco@aol.com
15th Jul	RSFS Forest Trust Co  - Cashel Forest, Loch Lomond at Green Wood Fair, Kippen Composting Site, Kippen Environment Centre. Contact: John Sinclair, Warden e-mail: cashel@btinternet.com
16th - 20th Jul	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Wetland Management for Nature Conservation". Fee £519 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
17th - 18th Jul	Conference "Subsidence Damage to Buildings: Prediction, Protection and Repair". Contact: Website: www.ciria.org.uk/conferences_ground.htm
19th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Oxon and Bucks Division  - Excursion to Littlehamden Estate, Princes Risborough (by kind permission of Sir Leonard Figg) and Chequers Estate, Princes Risborough (by kind permission of HM Govt.). Contact: Peter Hale, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
20th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Herefordshire Division  - Excursion to Forest of Dean, Coleford (by kind permission of Forest Enterprise). Contact: Chris Johnson, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
20th Jul	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service Course  "Rejuvenating a small grouse moor" Birse Estate, Deeside, Aberdeenshire (By kind permission of The Hon. Charles Pearson). Contact: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
20th - 22nd Jul	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Make Your Own greenwood Workshop" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: John Aikenr. Cost: £140 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail: whnw@snw.btinternet.com
21st Jul	St Boswells Show.
21st Jul	Sutherland Show, Dornoch.
21st Jul	Caithness County Show, Thurso.
21st Jul	Cumberland Show, Carlisle.
21st Jul	Dalrymple Show.
21st Jul	Biggar Show.
21st - 22nd Jul	New Deer Show.
21st Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - London Division  - Excursion to Osterley Park, Osterley (by kind permission of the National Trust). Contact: Angus Morrison, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
23rd - 26th Jul	Royal Welsh Show, Builth Wells Contact: FCA Wales Field Officer, Ian Sheffner e-mail: ian@fcauk.com
25th Jul	Stranraer Show.
25th Jul	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Tender Closing Date. Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail: info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail: forestry@stephenson.co.uk
25th Jul	ICF South West Regional Meeting  "Sustainability of Veteran Trees", Killerton Estate.
25th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North West Midland Division  - Excursion to Norbury Hall, Ashbourne (by kind permission of Mr H Butler). Contact: David Ragbourne, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
27th - 28th Jul	Border Union Show, Kelso.
27th - 29th Jul	Country Landowners Association (CLA)  Game Fair, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.
28th Jul	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Gloucestershire Division  - Excursion to Leighton Redwoods, Welshpool (by kind permission of RFS (EWNI). Contact: Geoff Bailey, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
28th Jul	Nairn Show.
28th Jul	Braco Show.
28th Jul	Banchory Show.
28th Jul	East Kilbride Show.
28th Jul	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Bowl Turning by Pole Lathe" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Steve Hunter. Cost: £90 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com

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AUGUST 2001
August	Seminar, (date to be announced) Ground Cultivation for Regeneration  to be held in Perthshire. Admission: £20. Contact: Emma Jane Clarke, e-mail  emmajaneclarke@taysidenativewoodlands.freeserve.co.uk
1st Aug	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Surveying Small Mammals". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail:  set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
1st Aug	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Southern Division  - Excursion to Exbury Gardens, Beaulieu (a.m. by kind permission of Mr E de Rothschild) and Rhinefield, Brockenhurst (p.m. by kind permission of Forest Enterprise). Contact: John Brunton, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
1st Aug	Wigtown Show.
2nd Aug	Black Isle Show, Muir of Ord.
2nd Aug	Stewartry Show, Castle Douglas.
3rd Aug	Kintyre Show, Anderston Showfield.
3rd - 4th Aug	Perth Show, Scone Palace.
3rd - 4th Aug	Highland Field Sports Fair, Moy Hall, Inverness-shire.
4th Aug	Dumfries and Lockerbie Show, Park Farm, Dumfries.
4th Aug	Skye Show, Portree.
4th Aug	Duns Show, Duns Castle, Berwickshire.
4th Aug	Lorn Show, Dunbeg, Oban.
6th - 7th Aug	Turriff Show, Aberdeenshire. Contact: Bruce Ferguson, e-mail:  members@fcauk.com
6th - 10th Aug	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Access and Interpretation Series - "Introducing rights of way". Fee £519 (5 days) Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail: training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
7th - 9th Aug	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service Course  "Fur, Fin and Feather" at Fordingbridge HQ, covering fishing, gun dog training, clay shooting and game management for 13 - 17 year olds. Fee: Members £229 Others £275 Bookings: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
8th Aug	Bute Show, Rothesay.
8th Aug	Craigie Show, Carnell, Hurlford.
8th Aug	Arran Show.
9th Aug	Islay Show.
9th Aug	Seminar organised by the Forestry Commission, Managing Capercaillie within Woodland  to be held in Upper Deeside. Admission: £20. Contact: Steve Brown, e-mail  steve.brown@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
10th - 11th Aug	Atholl and Breadalbane Show, Aberfeldy.
11th Aug	Mid Argyll Show.
11th Aug	Appin Show.
11th Aug	Colmonell Show.
11th Aug	Tarland Show.
11th Aug	Fenwick Show.
11th Aug	Peebles Show.
11th Aug	Orkney Show, Kirkwall.
11th Aug	Kinross Show.
11th - 12th Aug	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Pole Lathe - All Levels" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leaders: Syd Wright / Ian Glendinning. Cost: £90 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com
11th Aug - 23rd Sep	OneTree Touring Exhibition (of products made from one tree), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Organisers: Peter Toaig / Garry Olson, 17 Stoney Lane, Wilmslow SK9 6LG Website: www.onetree.org.uk
12th - 13th Aug	Keith Show.
17th - 19th Aug	British Birdwatching Fair, Rutland Water. Contact: Yanina Herridge, BBWF, Fishponds Cottage, Hambleton Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8AB. Website:  www.birdfair.org.uk
18th Aug	Glenkens Show.
18th Aug	Killin Show.
18th Aug	Chapelton Show.
18th Aug	Coylton Show.
18th Aug	Abington Show.
18th Aug	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North East Division  - Excursion to Howick Estate, Alnwick (by kind permission of the Lord Howick). Contact: Ian Fletcher, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
21st Aug	Seminar, within the week,  Thinning Practice within Continuous-cover Forestry, led by Dr Josef Spoerk, Professor of Silviculture, University of Agriculture, Vienna. To be held in North and Central Scotland. Admission price to be announced. Contact: Bill Mason, e-mail: bill.mason@nrspost
22nd Aug	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Woodlands and Shelterbelts". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail:  set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
23rd Aug	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North West Division  - Excursion to Hellbeck Woods (by kind permission of Judge Blackett-Ord). Contact: David Brackley, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
25th Aug	Muirkirk Show.
25th Aug	Strathardle Show.
25th Aug	Moffat Show.
25th Aug	Lochaber Show.
25th Aug	Holm Show, Newcastleton.
26th Aug	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Woodlands and Shelterbelts". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail:  set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
28th Aug - 1st Sep	Sept Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Introduction to NVC" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £225 e-mail:  kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website:  www.kindrogan.com
29th Aug	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Auction (Entries close 6 weeks before sale). Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail:  info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail:  forestry@stephenson.co.uk
31st Aug - 2nd Sep	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Coracle Making" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Rebecca Oaks. Cost: £130 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com

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September	Seminar, date to be announced,  Pruning of Trees  to be held in Angus. Admission £15. Contact: Emma Jane Clarke, e-mail:  emmajaneclarke@taysidenativewoodlands.freeserve.co.uk
1st Sep	Strathaven Show. Contact: Agnes McCall, Avonbank, Strathaven ML10 6PB.
1st Sep	Dalmally Show.
1st Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Northern Ireland Division  - Excursion to Drenagh, Limavady (by kind permission of Mr C McCausland). Contact: William Johnston, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
1st - 2nd Sep	Scottish Wildlife and Countryside Fair, Vane Farm Nature Reserve, Kinross. Contact: RSPB:  0131 311 6500 /  NTS:  Website:  www.nts.org.uk  /  SWT:  0131 312 7765 /  WWF:  01887 820449 /  The Woodland Trust:  01764 662554.
4th - 6th Sep	Saltex, Windsor Race Course.
5th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North West Midland Division  - Excursion to Redwood Grove, Welshpool (a.m. by kind permission of RFS (EWNI) and Powis Estate, Welshpool (p.m. by kind permission of the Powis Estate Trustees). Contact: David Ragbourne, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
5th - 7th Sep	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Access and Interpretation Series - "Surveying and Map Interpretation Skills (for public rights of way)". Fee £425 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
6th Sep	Seminar organised by the Forestry Commission, Continuous-cover Forestry  to be held at Aberfoyle. Admission: £30. Contact: Don Lindsay, e-mail: donlindsay@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
7th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Herefordshire Division  - Excursion to Aconbury Woods, Hereford (by kind permission of Duchy of Cornwall). Contact: Chris Johnson, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
8th Sep	Ettrick and Yarrow Show, Philiphaugh, Selkirk.
8th Sep	RSFS Forest Trust Co  - Cashel Forest, Loch Lomond - Annual Forest Open Day. Contact: John Sinclair, Warden e-mail:  cashel@btinternet.com
9th - 11th Sep	ICF National Study Tour, Yorkshire. Website:  www.charteredforesters.org
10th - 12th Sep	Arboricultural Association Annual Conference, Lancaster University.
10th - 14th Sep	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Countryside Character". Fee £500 Contact: Steven Warnock, 37 Hidcote Boyce, Chipping Camden, Gloucester GL55 6LX
11th Sep	Seminar organised by the Forestry Commission, Ground Cultivation for Successful Woodland  to be held in the Highland Conservancy. Admission: £30. Contact: Richard Wallace, e-mail: richard.wallace@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
11th - 12th Sep	SNH / SEPA Autumn Conference  "The State of Scotland's Environment and Natural Heritage" James Watt Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh. Contact: Mrs Helen Forster, SNH, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh EH6 5NP e-mail:  helen.forster@snh.gov.uk  or SEPA Website:  www.sepa.org.uk
12th Sep	Forest Industries Development Council  - Council Meeting, London. Contact: Stuart Ritchie, Office Manager, FIDC, 53 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2HT. e-mail:  mail@fidc.org.uk  Website:  www.fidc.org.uk
12th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Eastern Division (Kent / East Susses Branch)  Excursion to Bedgebury Pinetum, Goudhurst (by kind permission of Forest Enterprise). Contact: Rob Liversidge, Divisional Secretary, Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
12th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Western Division  - Excursion to Trebartha Estate, Launceston (by kind permission of Mr C Latham). Contact: Malcolm Allen, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
13th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Home Counties Division  - Excursion to Harrold Park, Sharnbrook (a.m. by kind permission of Heygates Seeds) and Halsey Wood, Sharnbrook (p.m. by kind permission of DW and DJ Witherick). Contact: James Del Mar, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
14th Sep	Timber Growers Association  - South West Woodland Show, Exeter Racecourse, Haldon Forest. Contact: e-mail: julia@timber-growers.co.uk or
14th Sep	Kelso Ram Sales, Springwood Park, Kelso.
15th Sep	Seminar organised by the Forestry Commission, Forestry and Woodland Update  to be held in the Lothian & Borders Conservancy. Admission price to be announced. Contact: lain Laidlaw, e-mail: iain.laidlaw@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
15th - 16th Sep	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Basket Making" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Lise Bech. Cost: £65 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com
16th - 19th Sep	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Botany Programme "Introduction to Phase I Habitat Surveying" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £195 e-mail:  kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website:  www.kindrogan.com
17th - 21st Sep	University of Edinburgh Institute of Ecology and Resource Management  "Participatory Forestry Appraisal" Workshop. Contact: Vikki Hilton IERM Short Course Co-ordinator e-mail:  vikki.hilton@ed.ac.uk
18th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - East Anglia Division - Excursion to Boughton Estate, Kettering (by kind permission of the Duke of Buccleuch). Contact: Martin Freeman, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
18th - 20th Sep	FACT (Forum for the Application of Conservation Techniques) Conference  (First held 1999), Lancaster. Open to all Land Managers. Contact: Enquiry Service, English Nature, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA e-mail:  tony.robinson@english-nature.org.uk
19th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Joint Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Division  - Excursion to Chedworth Woods, Cirencester (by kind permission of Major T Clarke). Contact: Geoff Bailey, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
20th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North East and Yorshire Division  Joint Divisional Excursion to Chopwell Wood (a.m. by kind permission of Forest Enterprise) and Gibside Chapel, Gateshead (p.m. by kind permission of National Trust). Contact: Ian Fletcher, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
20th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Somerset, Dorset and Avon Division  - Excursion to Forde Abbey, Chard (by kind permission of Mr M Roper). Contact: Richard Ivens, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
21st Sep	FCA Board Meeting, Dalfling. Contact: Barrie Hudson 01467 651368 Fax: 01467 651595 e-mail:  members@fcauk.com
21st - 23rd Sep	Game Conservancy Trust Advisory Service  "Part-time Keepers Course" at Fordingbridge HQ, covering all aspects of game management for DIY syndicates, amateur and professional keepers. Fee: Members £190 Others £250 Bookings: Liz Scott, Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF.
21st - 23rd Sep	Weald Wood Fair, Bentley Wildfowl / Motor Museum, Lewes, East Sussex (09.30 - 17.00).
21st - 23rd Sep	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Rustic Furniture Making" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Steve Hunter. Cost: £110 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com
22nd Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Eastern Division (Kent / East Susses Branch)  Seminar at the Weald Wood Fair, Lewes (See 21 - 23 Sept.) (by kind permission of East Sussex County Council). Contact: Rob Liversidge, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
22nd - 23rd Sep	Weald Woodfair, Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum, Hallend, Lewes. Contact: Jane Steven e-mail:  jane.steven@eastsussexcc.gov.uk
22nd Sep	Langholm Show.
22nd Sep	Shared Earth Trust - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Woodlands and Shelterbelts". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail:  set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
24th Sep	FCA Board Meeting, Dalfling. Contact: Barrie Hudson 01467 651368 Fax: 01467 651595 e-mail:  members@fcauk.com
24th Sep	Seminar within the week, date to be confirmed,  Small-scale Harvesting  to be held at Huntly. Admission: £50. Contact: Alan Harper, e-mail:  alanharper@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
24th - 28th Sep	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Woods that Work". Fee £519 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
25th Sep	Wessex Silvicultural Group  Excursion to Coombe and Watcombe Woods. Contact: P Oliver e-mail:  poliver@globalnet.co.uk
25th - 27th Sep	University of Edinburgh Institute of Ecology and Resource Management  "Environmental Consensus and Conflict Resolution" Workshop. Contact: Vikki Hilton IERM Short Course Co-ordinator e-mail:  vikki.hilton@ed.ac.uk
26th Sep	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Tender Closing Date. Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail:  info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail:  forestry@stephenson.co.uk
26th Sep	Shared Earth Trust  - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Course "Woodlands and Shelterbelts". Contact: SET, Denmark Farm, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter, SA48 8PB. e-mail:  set@denmark-farm.freeserve.co.uk
26th - 28th Sep	Forestry Stewardship Council Conference  "From the Forest Floor to the Retail Floor", Atlanta. Contact: Web: www.certifiedwood.com
27th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Southern Division  - Excursion to Rookesbury Estate, Wickham (by kind permission of Rookesbury Estates Limited). Contact: John Brunton, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
27th Sep	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North Wales Division  - Excursion to Coedydd Aber, Llanfairfechan (by kind permission of Countryside Council for Wales). Contact: Trefor Thompson, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
29th Sep	Tarbolton Show.
29th Sep	Small Woods Association Training Course  "Products from a small woodland", North East Wales (Nurseries / Charcoal). Fee £35 Booking Forms to: SMA, The Cabins, Malehurst Estate, Minsterley, Shropshire SY5 0EQ e-mail:  enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk  Website:  www.smallwoods.org.uk

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October	Seminar, date to be announced, Fungi as a Non-timber Product  to be held in Perthshire. Admission: £15. Contact: Emma Jane Clarke, e-mail:  emmajaneclarke@taysidenativewoodlands.freeserve.co.uk
1st Oct	Seminar within the week, organised by the Forestry Commission, date to be confirmed, Restocking  to be held in the South West Conservancy. Admission price to be announced. Contact: Peter Harrison, e-mail: peterharrison@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
3rd Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Western Division  - Excursion to Boconnoc Estate, Lostwithield (by kind permission of Mr A Fortesque). Contact: Malcolm Allen, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
4th Oct	Forestry Commision - Wales  - Seminar Programme "Diversification Opportunities for Woodland Owners in Mid-Wales".
4th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Midlands Division  - Excursion to Courteenhall Estate, Northampton (by kind permission of Sir Hereward Wake Bt). Contact: Graham Garratt, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
4th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - North West Division  - Excursion to Muncaster Estate, Ravenglass (by kind permission of Mrs I Frost-Pennington); Stanley Ghyll, Ravenglass (Lake District National Park); and Hows Wood, Ravenglass (Friends of the Lake District). Contact: David Brackley, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
4th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - East Anglia Division  - Excursion to Elveden Estate, Thornham (by kind permission of Lord Iveagh). Contact: Martin Freeman, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
4th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South West Wales Division  - Excursion to Dinefwr Gates, Llandeilo (a.m.) and Coed Cadog, Llangadog (p.m.) both by kind permission of Coed Cymru. Contact: Peter Goodyear, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
5th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Herefordshire Division  - Excursion to Whitfield Estate, Hereford (by kind pemission of Mr G Clive). Contact: Chris Johnson, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
6th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - London Division  - Excursion to White House Arboretum, Woodford Green (a.m. by kind permission of Mallinson Park Trustees) and Epping Forest, Epping (p.m. by kind permission of Epping Forest Centenary Trust). Contact: Angus Morrison, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
6th - 7th Oct	Rock's East Woodland Courses  "Woodland Management". Fee £50 Time: 10 -4pm daily.
6th Oct	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Chainsaw Milling" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Peter Quelch. Cost: £15 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com
8th - 10th Oct	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Agriculture into the 21st Century". Fee £425 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
10th Oct	Scotgrow, Ingliston, Edinburgh.
10th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Gloucestershire Division  - Excursion to Tortworth Estate, Charfield (by kind permission of Tortworth Estate Company). Contact: Geoff Bailey, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
11th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Oxon and Bucks Division  - Excursion to Nuneham Courtenay Woods, Abingdon (by kind permission of Mrs M Graves) and Harcourt Arboretum, Abingdon (by kind permission of Oxford University). Contact: Peter Hale, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
12th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South East Wales Division  - Excursion to Usk College and Pantygoitre, Usk (by kind permission of the Principal). Contact: Robin Marshall, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
14th Oct	Tree Council "Seed Gathering Sunday". Contact: Website:  www.treecouncil.org.uk
17th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Home Counties Division  - Excursion to Gorhambury Estate, St. Albans (by kind permission of Lady Verulam). Contact: James Del Mar, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
17th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - Worcestershire Division  - Excursion to Sturt Wood, Wyre Forest (by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Salmon). Contact: Peter Walker, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
17th Oct	Royal Forestry Society (EWNI) - South Eastern Division (Surrey / West Susses Branch)  Excursion to Wakehurst Place, Ardingly (by kind permission of Royal Botanic Gardens). Contact: Rob Liversidge, Divisional Secretary Website:  www.rfs.org.uk
17th - 19th Oct	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - People, Business and Management Skills Series - "Managing your team, time and budgets". Fee £340 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
17th - 19th Oct	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Habitat Creation". Fee £399 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
19th Oct	British Ecological Society  - Forest Ecology Group Excursion "Conservation and Management of the New Forest into the 21st. Century". Contact: Jonathan Spencer, Forest Enterprise, The Queens House, Lyndhurst, SO43 7NH.
20th Oct	Yorwoods / FWAG Bi-annual Wood Fair, Thirsk Racecourse, North Yorkshire. Contact: Martin Glynn Website: www.yorwoods.co.uk
22nd - 26th Oct	RSFS Study Tour to Florida (Upstate, Lake City area) hosted by the Florida State Forestry Service. Theme "Delivery of the Public's Expectations".  Click here  for details.
23rd Oct	Timber Growers Association  - Wales Forestry Conference, Llandrindod. e-mail:  julia@timber-growers.co.uk
23rd - 26th Oct	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Ranger Training "Understanding the Local Environment" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £305 (SNH Grants available). e-mail:  kindrogan@btinternet.com  Website:  www.kindrogan.com
29th - 30th Oct	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Grassland Grazing for Wildlife". Fee £240 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
30th Oct - 1st Nov	External Works Exhibition, London Docklands. Contact: Website:  www.endat.com
31st Oct	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Auction (Entries close 6 weeks before sale). Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail:  info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail:  forestry@stephenson.co.uk

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2nd Nov	Wessex Silvicultural Group  - Excursion to Maiden Bradley (with AGM). Contact: P Oliver e-mail:  poliver@globalnet.co.uk
3rd Nov - 23rd Dec	OneTree Touring Exhibition (of products made from one tree), The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire. Organisers: Peter Toaig / Garry Olson, 17 Stoney Lane, Wilmslow SK9 6LG Website: www.onetree.org.uk
4th Nov	Rock's East Woodland Courses  "Practical Coppicing Course".
5th - 8th Nov	Scottish Field Studies Association  - Kindrogan Field Centre - Ranger Training "Team Work and Personal Efficiency" Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Fee: £305 (SNH Grants available). e-mail:  kindrogan@btinternet.com  Web:  www.kindrogan.com
5th - 9th Nov	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Ranger Training Series - "Foundation Ranger Training". Fee £519 (5 days) Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
8th Nov	ICF / TGA Research Update, Northern Research Station, Roslin.
6th - 10th Nov	Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Course  "Chainsaws" Barnluasgan, Argyll. Leader: Roddy Gillies. Cost: £400 Contact: Gordon Gray Stephens, West Highland Native Woodlands, Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ e-mail:  whnw@snw.btinternet.com
11th Nov	Rock's East Woodland Courses  "Practical Coppicing Course".
14th - 16th Nov	Peak District National Park Centre Training Course  - Community and Education Series - "Community and Environment". Fee £425 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
19th - 23rd Nov	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Managing the Countryside and Urban Environment Series - "Wildlife Law". Fee £479 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
21st Nov	Scottish National Winter Fair, United Auctions, Perth.
21st Nov - 2nd Dec	Dec Tree Council  "Esso National Tree Week". Website:  www.treecouncil.org.uk
24th - 26th Nov	Scottish Ringers' Conference , Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. Contact: BTO 01842 750050 Website:  www.bto.org
26th Nov	FCA Policy Committee Meeting. Venue to be announced. Contact: Barrie Hudson 01467 651368 Fax: 01467 651595 e-mail:  members@fcauk.com
26th - 27th Nov	Peak District National Park Centre (Losehill Hall) Training Course  - Access and Interpretation Series - "Organising programmes of guided walks and events". Fee £230 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
28th Nov	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Tender Closing Date. Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail:  info@beaconforestry.co.uk  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail:  forestry@stephenson.co.uk

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3rd - 5th Dec	Peak District National Park Centre Training Course  - Community and Education Series - "Education for Sustainable Development". Fee £425 Contact: Losehill Hall, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB e-mail:  training.losehill@peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk
7th - 9th Dec	British Trust for Ornithology  - Annual Members' Conference, Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire. Contact: Nick Carter, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford IP24 2PU. e-mail:  e-mail: nick.carter@bto.org
18th - 21st Dec	Association of Applied Biologists Conference  "Biomass and Energy Crops II" (Economics / Harvesting / Processing / Utilisation - 1st Meeting held 1997). Contact: AAB c/o Horticultural Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF e-mail:  carol.aab@hri.ac.uk
19th Dec	Beacon Forestry  - Internet Timber Sales - Auction (Entries close 6 weeks before sale). Contact: Mike Bentley / Guy Watt e-mail:  info@beaconforestry.co.uk<  or James Stephenson / David Lindley (York Livestock Centre) e-mail:  forestry@stephenson.co.uk

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