Traditional Coppicing & Pollarding

[Johnboysevern]

Hi as a small woodland Owner I thought it would be good to have page where we could discuss and share ideas on traditional coppicing & Pollarding of trees as a method of woodland Management. I am currently restoring my small 1.5 acre / 1/2 hectare woodland which is part of a larger Ancient Oak woodland which has been sub divided in to smaller woodlands all privately owned with some woods larger than others at our woodland site. My wood is an Ancient Oak Coppice woodland with a variety of mostly Broad-leaved species Oak, Ash, Willow, Hazel, Birch, Sycamore,Rowan & the odd holly and elder. I have owned the small wood for about 4 years now and have just started to restore the hazel back in to coppice rotation in a small section of my wood.Hopfully using the cut hazel to make Bows & Walking sticks in the future. Anyone Else restoring Ancient coppice Woodland or working a coppice woodland feel free to share ideas here.      

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Johnboysevern

[Steven P]

Started to experiment with a couple of trees this year, will see if it worked next year.