About Clive EllisOperating in East Anglia, Clive Ellis is helping to bring unmanaged woodland back into management. Carbon sequestration, habitat improvement, timber production and local self-sufficiency are central aims. Working with woodland owners, partners, contractors and a network of contacts across the region, Clive is managing woodland, and encouraging the development of the new woodfuel industry.
BSc. (Hons) Forestry Clive took a four year degree in Forestry at Bangor University, graduating in 2005. His final year thesis examined the inoculation of mycorrhizal fungi in cherry, and subsequent interactions with different weed control methods. This won an award from the Royal Forestry Society for the best Bangor thesis of 2005. He wrote reports on the wood fuel industry in the UK, and the future supply and demand for quality hardwoods from the world's forests. Forestry work has included all aspects of woodland management with the Woodland Trust in East Anglia. He also worked for the Northmoor Trust in Oxfordshire, an independent forest research organisation. Woodfuel Clive completed the Lantra Ignite course in Woodfuel Production and Supply in September 2008, and has attended many woodfuel workshops and installations. He has advised a number of clients on their woodfuel projects and carries out feasibility studies for appropriate boilers and woodfuel handling systems, giving written reports at the end. As part of the local forestry industry, he can source or suggest sources of fuel for clients considering installing woodfuel boilers. Community woodlands Working with the Woodland Trust and the Green Light Trust, Clive has played a key role in the establishment of two community woodlands. He has co-led planting days with school children in Suffolk and Norfolk, and been involved in other community woodland planting schemes.
Cabinet-making and market gardening Having been a cabinet-maker and joiner for many years, Clive worked with a wide range of British timbers, supplying a diverse and growing customer base. He also worked as a market gardener, and over time developed a close understanding of soils, plants, agriculture and the natural environment. With a natural interest in timber, he saw great potential for increasing the quality and quantity of local, home grown hardwoods from many, often under-used, lowland woodlands. Following a new direction in which he was to combine his skills and knowledge, he decided to do the degree in forestry.
Home milling and seasoning As a knowledgeable and skilled woodworker, Clive has an appreciation of the beauty and characteristics of home-grown British hardwoods. All the timber he has used as a cabinet-maker, was from local sources, selected and seasoned by himself. From this point of view, he can offer advice on log selection for local or home milling, and the practicalities of seasoning.
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