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A Year in the Wood

A feature length film, documenting a year in the life of a community woodland in South Devon.

 

The narrated script takes the viewer through the seasons, showcasing the wildlife and plant life of a typical small English wood. The film also shows how the woodland trustees and volunteers work together to sympathetically manage the woodland to encourage indigenous plant and wildlife, and to maintain the permissive paths through the woodland areas for visiting walkers and wildlife enthusiasts. With carefully chosen pieces of music to suit each subject, the film creates an expressive journey for the audience.

 

The aims of the film are to take the wood to people who are unable to visit, to create a snapshot in t ime of the health of the wood and its residents, and to encourage other communities to take an active role in their local woodlands. This particular wood is not unique in any way, but it is very special to the local community.

 

If your group or society would be interested in a showing of the film together with a presentation by the film makers  please email

Contact@friendsofshillingfordwood.org.uk

Tree planting 

We have now taken delivery of 25 native species trees. These include oak, beech, alder, lime and hazel. They  have  been planted in the area we cleared of laurel a couple of years ago. 

 

We will be planting some sacrificial sycamore trees in close proximity in the hope that the squirrels will be attracted to the sweeter bark of the sycamore thus leaving the native species trees alone.