Aspect Forestry and Rural Management
@aspectforest.bsky.social
Timber harvesting contractors and woodland advisors. Achieving the most from your woodland with a flexible and conscientious approach. Established in 2004.
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Receive a book for Xmas?
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
December 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Receive a book for Xmas?
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
I saw this video featured in January’s copy of Forestry Journal @Forestry_UK
A really well put together video of the work that myself and others do in our day to day forestry jobs.
Throughly recommend giving it a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Orxo00…
A really well put together video of the work that myself and others do in our day to day forestry jobs.
Throughly recommend giving it a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Orxo00…
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I saw this video featured in January’s copy of Forestry Journal @Forestry_UK
A really well put together video of the work that myself and others do in our day to day forestry jobs.
Throughly recommend giving it a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Orxo00…
A really well put together video of the work that myself and others do in our day to day forestry jobs.
Throughly recommend giving it a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Orxo00…
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This is a really good listen 🌲🎄
As always, if we want more diverse productive forests in the U.K., then we need to be allowed to grow timber on a wider range of sites - ideally lower down the hill and on better soils.
As always, if we want more diverse productive forests in the U.K., then we need to be allowed to grow timber on a wider range of sites - ideally lower down the hill and on better soils.
🌲New episode: Beyond Spruce: Ancient Trees for Future Forests
Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths.
🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now!
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#GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas
Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths.
🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now!
https://ow.ly/XbkL50XL2it
#GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This is a really good listen 🌲🎄
As always, if we want more diverse productive forests in the U.K., then we need to be allowed to grow timber on a wider range of sites - ideally lower down the hill and on better soils.
As always, if we want more diverse productive forests in the U.K., then we need to be allowed to grow timber on a wider range of sites - ideally lower down the hill and on better soils.
I’ve finished work tonight for Christmas. I wish everyone who follows me seasons greetings and a prosperous new year. I shall continue to post about all things forestry and woodland management in 2026 as well as insight into our future projects.
All the best,
Matthew.
All the best,
Matthew.
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’ve finished work tonight for Christmas. I wish everyone who follows me seasons greetings and a prosperous new year. I shall continue to post about all things forestry and woodland management in 2026 as well as insight into our future projects.
All the best,
Matthew.
All the best,
Matthew.
The winter solstice. For myself, a day of quiet but significant celebration. A turning point. Winter has not done with us yet, not by a long way but there is hope of lighter days to come.
December 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The winter solstice. For myself, a day of quiet but significant celebration. A turning point. Winter has not done with us yet, not by a long way but there is hope of lighter days to come.
I moved the machines at the beginning of last week to a site south of Ipswich. This is a large, standing sale contract to thin compartments of beech and Corsican pine. All the areas will receive their 3rd thinning. I’ve made a good start but I will be on this one for a while.
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I moved the machines at the beginning of last week to a site south of Ipswich. This is a large, standing sale contract to thin compartments of beech and Corsican pine. All the areas will receive their 3rd thinning. I’ve made a good start but I will be on this one for a while.
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I cannot recommend this podcast episode enough. The Countryslide pod team - Amy Green and Richard Prideaux have put together a highly informative and emotional account of the 1981 Cornish tragedy of the Solomon Browne. Please give it a listen.
I cannot recommend this podcast episode enough. The Countryslide pod team - Amy Green and Richard Prideaux have put together a highly informative and emotional account of the 1981 Cornish tragedy of the Solomon Browne. Please give it a listen.
Sacrifice at Christmas : The Tragedy of Solomon Browne
Podcast Episode · CountrySlide · 19/12/2025 · 51m
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December 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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I cannot recommend this podcast episode enough. The Countryslide pod team - Amy Green and Richard Prideaux have put together a highly informative and emotional account of the 1981 Cornish tragedy of the Solomon Browne. Please give it a listen.
I cannot recommend this podcast episode enough. The Countryslide pod team - Amy Green and Richard Prideaux have put together a highly informative and emotional account of the 1981 Cornish tragedy of the Solomon Browne. Please give it a listen.
Earlier this evening. Daylight is in short supply at this time of the year but you’ve got to keep on keeping on.
December 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Earlier this evening. Daylight is in short supply at this time of the year but you’ve got to keep on keeping on.
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🌲New episode: Beyond Spruce: Ancient Trees for Future Forests
Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths.
🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now!
https://ow.ly/XbkL50XL2it
#GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas
Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths.
🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now!
https://ow.ly/XbkL50XL2it
#GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🌲New episode: Beyond Spruce: Ancient Trees for Future Forests
Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths.
🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now!
https://ow.ly/XbkL50XL2it
#GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas
Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths.
🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now!
https://ow.ly/XbkL50XL2it
#GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas
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I really enjoyed listening to this podcast today. So refreshing to hear a positive and constructive discussion about the use of conifer tree species within the wider forestry sector and what their future use may look like going forward. #positiveforestry
I really enjoyed listening to this podcast today. So refreshing to hear a positive and constructive discussion about the use of conifer tree species within the wider forestry sector and what their future use may look like going forward. #positiveforestry
Gone Foresting; An RFS Podcast
Non-Profit Podcast · Welcome to the brand-new podcast from the Royal Forestry Society!
Whether you're a seasoned forestry professional, an aspiring woodland manager, or simply passionate about trees ...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I really enjoyed listening to this podcast today. So refreshing to hear a positive and constructive discussion about the use of conifer tree species within the wider forestry sector and what their future use may look like going forward. #positiveforestry
I really enjoyed listening to this podcast today. So refreshing to hear a positive and constructive discussion about the use of conifer tree species within the wider forestry sector and what their future use may look like going forward. #positiveforestry
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🌱 #WoodYou believe a forest could change the world?
Here are 6️⃣ ways sustainable wood is quietly and powerfully shaping life for the better 👇
#GrowTheSolution #CPForests #SW4SW
Here are 6️⃣ ways sustainable wood is quietly and powerfully shaping life for the better 👇
#GrowTheSolution #CPForests #SW4SW
Grow the Solution - Would you believe a forest can change the world?
YouTube video by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I finished the hedge coppicing work last week. 908 m cut in total across a patchwork of assorted fields. 220 tonnes of brash was extracted and stacked for air drying. This will be later chipped for the farm biomass systems. Each hedge will now be fenced to prevent browsing. 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I finished the hedge coppicing work last week. 908 m cut in total across a patchwork of assorted fields. 220 tonnes of brash was extracted and stacked for air drying. This will be later chipped for the farm biomass systems. Each hedge will now be fenced to prevent browsing. 1/2
On this occasion I agree with Mr Shrubsole.
It's ridiculous that the Government *still* haven't banned the sale of peat.
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
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Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
On this occasion I agree with Mr Shrubsole.
I’m sorry Phil, i don’t want to appear negative but please don’t post this advice it’s really inappropriate. Tree felling and woodland management is work that should only be carried out by professionals. Just having a chainsaw ticket does not make a person competent. 1/2
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m sorry Phil, i don’t want to appear negative but please don’t post this advice it’s really inappropriate. Tree felling and woodland management is work that should only be carried out by professionals. Just having a chainsaw ticket does not make a person competent. 1/2
Forestry……..some days are good, some days are bad. Today has been very much at the bad end of the scale.
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Forestry……..some days are good, some days are bad. Today has been very much at the bad end of the scale.
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Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetised.
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Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetized | Aalto University
The costs of the wood-built school and sports hall in Myrskylä were compared to a reinforced concrete alternative — and wood proved clearly more economical when environmental impacts were assigned a monetary value.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetised.
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New forestry film promoted by @fao.org
"Imagine using wood in clothes, as a replacement for concrete and steel in buildings, to make clothing, and even to produce biodegradable satellites." #PositiveForestry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHt...
"Imagine using wood in clothes, as a replacement for concrete and steel in buildings, to make clothing, and even to produce biodegradable satellites." #PositiveForestry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHt...
Grow the Solution - Would you believe a forest can change the world?
YouTube video by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
New forestry film promoted by @fao.org
"Imagine using wood in clothes, as a replacement for concrete and steel in buildings, to make clothing, and even to produce biodegradable satellites." #PositiveForestry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHt...
"Imagine using wood in clothes, as a replacement for concrete and steel in buildings, to make clothing, and even to produce biodegradable satellites." #PositiveForestry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHt...
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Conservation sometimes tumbles down to gardening. We should work with nature not against it. Change is a constant.
This doesn’t sit well with me. We need more trees than ever before, especially ones that have regenerated. Yes, it’s ancient woodland so beech wouldn’t ordinarily be desirable in that location but with climate change, beech may be more suited to the site than other species in the future. 1/2
🍂 Removing regenerating beech at #Plora Wood last month. Not our usual activity but an important one for the health of one of the largest ancient oak woodlands in the #TweedValley.
📷 Thanks Eszter for the clips & enthusiasm!
📷 Thanks Eszter for the clips & enthusiasm!
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Conservation sometimes tumbles down to gardening. We should work with nature not against it. Change is a constant.
This doesn’t sit well with me. We need more trees than ever before, especially ones that have regenerated. Yes, it’s ancient woodland so beech wouldn’t ordinarily be desirable in that location but with climate change, beech may be more suited to the site than other species in the future. 1/2
🍂 Removing regenerating beech at #Plora Wood last month. Not our usual activity but an important one for the health of one of the largest ancient oak woodlands in the #TweedValley.
📷 Thanks Eszter for the clips & enthusiasm!
📷 Thanks Eszter for the clips & enthusiasm!
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This doesn’t sit well with me. We need more trees than ever before, especially ones that have regenerated. Yes, it’s ancient woodland so beech wouldn’t ordinarily be desirable in that location but with climate change, beech may be more suited to the site than other species in the future. 1/2
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Pallets are a vital component of almost of every distribution system.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
Almost everything you’ve ever eaten or owned sat at one point in time on top of a wooden pallet. Pallets are essentially invisible, yet they're vital to transport logistics.
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Pallets are a vital component of almost of every distribution system.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
This is a great post to remind everyone why growing and harvesting softwood timber is essential in the UK.
#positiveforestry
#positiveforestry
Almost everything you’ve ever eaten or owned sat at one point in time on top of a wooden pallet. Pallets are essentially invisible, yet they're vital to transport logistics.
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is a great post to remind everyone why growing and harvesting softwood timber is essential in the UK.
#positiveforestry
#positiveforestry
This situation, if it transpires, could have a serious negative impact on both lowland forestry and conservation management. Very little media coverage brings this point up for discussion. However, Patrick Galbraith and @troopersnooks.bsky.social do!
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/974b109...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/974b109...
Labour plots crackdown on wood-burning stoves
Stricter emission limits risk ban on older models amid domestic fire health concerns
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December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This situation, if it transpires, could have a serious negative impact on both lowland forestry and conservation management. Very little media coverage brings this point up for discussion. However, Patrick Galbraith and @troopersnooks.bsky.social do!
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/974b109...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/974b109...
I found this in the bottom of the ditch where I’m hedge coppicing this morning. I suspect is was once lost by a Suffolk Punch. Makes you wonder what the ploughman would think of the current state of the rural sector in 2025 compared to the day his horse lost its shoe?
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I found this in the bottom of the ditch where I’m hedge coppicing this morning. I suspect is was once lost by a Suffolk Punch. Makes you wonder what the ploughman would think of the current state of the rural sector in 2025 compared to the day his horse lost its shoe?
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November 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Four years ago this very small farm woodland was a stand of very poor, dead and dying Norway spruce with no understory to speak of.
I felled the trees for the farms biomass boilers.
Today…..it’s developing into a lovely national regenerated area of scrub. 1/2
I felled the trees for the farms biomass boilers.
Today…..it’s developing into a lovely national regenerated area of scrub. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Four years ago this very small farm woodland was a stand of very poor, dead and dying Norway spruce with no understory to speak of.
I felled the trees for the farms biomass boilers.
Today…..it’s developing into a lovely national regenerated area of scrub. 1/2
I felled the trees for the farms biomass boilers.
Today…..it’s developing into a lovely national regenerated area of scrub. 1/2