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Introduction • Hello ! Glad to be here and thank you for the invitation • Mike Bentley - Chief Executive with Small Woods Association • Career background in upland forest management in Scotland, and timber marketing with Internet Timber Auctions throughout UK • Current role includes lowland woodland management and engaging with owners of small woodlands in the UK

The Small Woods Association • UK wide Membership Organisation for hands on woodland owners and practitioners • Over 2000 individual members owning c. 20,000 ha of mostly small broadleaf woodland • Most members do not have a background or training in woodland management • We support members with advice, information, courses, events, magazine, newsletter and website • Most owners are motivated by a mixture of nature conservation, outdoors leisure, family involvement, physical exercise & self supply of wood fuel

Project Delivery & Representation • To help fund activities and to meet our educational aims we are also involved in international, national and regional projects • We also represent the interests of small woodlands at national level by stakeholder engagement with FC and Government Departments • Current delivery projects include: Fuel wood mobilisation from unmanaged woodlands; Coppice restoration; apprenticeship training; Health referral schemes and training courses

Our involvement in this project • Very happy to share our experience with you • Very keen to hear what works in other parts of the EU and to share this with colleagues and members in the UK • I am looking forward to taking part and learning

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