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The Heathfield Show, 25th May 2024 This year saw the SSCG at the Heathfield Show, and a great show it was. This was a one day event attended by 5 of our members (Bob, Phil, Jon, Ken and Joyce) and due to the good footfall we had many visitors to the group display with lots of interest in Coppicing and the different crafts we were demonstrating.  The versatility of coppice products holds no bounds from the traditional to the modern and all in all was a good day for the group. Remember as a member of the SSCG you too [...]

The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is considered a serious pest on trees in the Picea genus as well as some tree species in other conifer genera.In England, the pest was first found in Kent in 2018, and as a precaution a demarcated area covering cover parts of Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, City and County of the City of London, Greater London, East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent and Essex was established. Within this demarcated area movement of materials and methods of forest operations have been restricted. Whilst it was believed the pest was accidentally introduced via imported wood or [...]