Archive: September 2020
Dave Madgwick retires after 46 years
September 24, 2020
We send our heartfelt thanks and best wishes to Dave Madgwick, who has retired after 46 years at Vastern Timber. We’ll miss his photographic memory for trees and timber, and his exceptional knowledge of wood and woodlands. Dave Madgwick joined Vastern Timber in 1974, just one year after the firm had purchased the Wootton Bassett sawm...
Wood for the Trees: the future for our forests
December 20, 2019
Our woodlands are at a critical moment in time, many experts say a tipping point. At 13% we have one of the lowest levels of woodland cover in Europe. The native trees that we do have face numerous threats including drought, pests and pathogens. And tree planting rates are pitifully low. However I believe and hope that 2020 will be a...
