Woods in decline

[Ben Ballard]

our woods are managed for conservation timber alongside shooting the keepers are keen to have the woods thinned so they get good ground cover from the regrowth in the understory or inrichment planting of native shrubs without shoots a lot of small woods would never get worked in

[keith@honda]

most woods i go through in the shooting season are very poorly maintained with dead wood and fallen trees all over the place,the canopy gets to thick and cuts out the light so the woods end up cold ,if you clear some areas the undergrowth soon comes back but then,the deer comme in and eat everything ,most large estates now dont have a forestry dept so the woods have been left to fend for themselves most keepers have a window of a couple of months when the shooting has finished and the would be glad of some work being done as they need the undergrowth not the canopy,some may let you have the wood in exchange of the work

[eggsarascal]

most woods i go through in the shooting season are very poorly maintained with dead wood and fallen trees all over the place,the canopy gets to thick and cuts out the light so the woods end up cold ,if you clear some areas the undergrowth soon comes back but then,the deer comme in and eat everything ,most large estates now dont have a forestry dept so the woods have been left to fend for themselves most keepers have a window of a couple of months when the shooting has finished and the would be glad of some work being done as they need the undergrowth not the canopy,some may let you have the wood in exchange of the work

 

Hi Keith where abouts in west Suffolk are you.

[keith@honda]

between bury and stowmarket