The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management

A book for everyone who loves trees and woodlands. This 2015 edition of the 2001 classic is written from the heart by an innovative woodsman who is deeply committed to sustainability, this radical book presents an immensely practical alternative to conventional woodland management. Through his personal experience, Ben Law clearly demonstrates how you can create biodiverse, healthy environments, yield a great variety of value-added products, provide secure livelihoods for woodland workers and farmers, and benefit the local community. He argues the case for a new approach to planning, encouraging the creation of permaculture woodlands for the benefit of people, the local environment and the global climate.

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The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management

A book for everyone who loves trees and woodlands. This 2015 edition of the 2001 classic is written from the heart by an innovative woodsman who is deeply committed to sustainability, this radical book presents an immensely practical alternative to conventional woodland management. Through his personal experience, Ben Law clearly demonstrates how you can create biodiverse, healthy environments, yield a great variety of value-added products, provide secure livelihoods for woodland workers and farmers, and benefit the local community. He argues the case for a new approach to planning, encouraging the creation of permaculture woodlands for the benefit of people, the local environment and the global climate.

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The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management

The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management

by Ben Law
The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management

The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management

by Ben Law

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A book for everyone who loves trees and woodlands. This 2015 edition of the 2001 classic is written from the heart by an innovative woodsman who is deeply committed to sustainability, this radical book presents an immensely practical alternative to conventional woodland management. Through his personal experience, Ben Law clearly demonstrates how you can create biodiverse, healthy environments, yield a great variety of value-added products, provide secure livelihoods for woodland workers and farmers, and benefit the local community. He argues the case for a new approach to planning, encouraging the creation of permaculture woodlands for the benefit of people, the local environment and the global climate.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781856232661
Publisher: Permanent Publications
Publication date: 08/15/2013
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 8.60(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ben Law trains apprentices and runs courses on sustainable woodland management, roundwood timber framing, coppice crafts, and permaculture design. He was a founding member of the Forest Stewardship Council. He also has worked for Oxfam as a permaculture consultant. He is the author of The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management and The Woodland House. He lives in West Sussex, UK. Law's woodland house has been featured on The World's Greenest Homes, a series of the Discovery Channel's Planet Green.  Ben's latest book is Roundwood Timber Framing, a full colour guide to his building techniques. His website is www.ben-law.co.uk.

Table of Contents

Woodlands from wildwood to the 21st century


The 21st century & the return of the forest dweller


Woodland assessment & management planning


Establishing new woodlands


Management of woodlands


From tree to finished product


Food from the woods


Woodland management and the law


The future of woodlands

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