Woodland & Timber

Without leaves to help, this explainer teaches you to tell oak, ash, beech and silver birch apart by bark texture and colour alone. You'll finish able to name the trees along a bare winter hedgerow with real confidence.

This checklist walks a landowner or parish volunteer through building and maintaining a basic step stile that keeps walkers safe and livestock contained. You'll know the timber, spacing and yearly checks needed to keep it standing.