Our Story
Welcome to The Green Wood Centre, the national office of The Small Woods Association. A centre for learning about Woodland Management, skills and craft, a base for many community groups.
Our activities at the Centre include woodland volunteering projects, fun family sessions, forest school sessions, and wood events for the whole community.
Our services include the display and sale of local wood products, volunteering (including corporate) opportunities and the hiring out of; the Woodland Hall venue and wooden camping pods.
Our History:
Green Wood Trust and Small Woods Association merge:
In November 2002 the Chairman of The Green Wood Trust (GWT) approached SWA regarding the possibility of SWA taking over their organisation through a merger, (concluded in February 2005). SWA raised grant aid from Forestry Commission for GWT to employ a new Director and for GWT to become a focus for the coppice and greenwood sectors in the UK. Now GWT is part of the SWA Group it has been renamed the Green Wood Centre. It has launched a new coppice products website and is running a series of courses on all aspects of crafts and greenwood. After the merger the SWA membership office moved to the Green Wood Centre site in Ironbridge.
The Small Woods Association now works in partnership with many different organisations and people throughout the UK. Why not become a member and help us in our vital work both here at The Green Wood Centre and across the UK.
