Anybody copse cutting hedge laying ?

[Pat Ferrett]

Hi all! just wondered if anybodys copse cutting or hedge laying in the south of England ? I'd love to have a go for a day and learn a few tricks of the trade . Failing that are there any good books out that you know of that would give me an insight into the products produced from Hazel and sweet chestnut Many thanks Pat

[Matthew Arnold]

Probably gonna be too short notice but we are doing some hedgelaying tomorrow. Its in Sturminster Newton next to the Butts Pond Industrial Estate. If ya want any more details PM me

[doobin]

Will be hedgelaying next week Pat, but it'll be with the help of the digger. Fifteen foot high hazel, I'm not pulling that about by hand! Plenty of old school techniques and tricks of the trade...not!

[Matthew Arnold]

Pics from today at Butts Pond.

[Rob Stringer]

'Traditional woodland crafts' and 'Encycopaedia of green woodworking' by Raymond Tabor have a lot of info about coppicing and coppice products,techniques etc. There is also a BTCV woodlands handbook with a lot of practical info about coppicing.

[Chris Gagen]

ranger matt, what purpose do the short stakes around the fire serve? I'm intrigued...

[Rob Stringer]

Also the South of England hedgelaying society have regular-ish training days for members (dont remember it being expensive to join, I used to go a few years back)which are mostly held in Sussex and there is a Sussex&Surrey coppice group website link: http://coppicegroup.wordpress.com/ .

Edited January 23, 2011 by Rob Stringer
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[twistedhicap]

Also the South of England hedgelaying society have regular-ish training days for members (dont remember it being expensive to join, I used to go a few years back)which are mostly held in Sussex and there is a Sussex&Surrey coppice group.

 

I live next door to the secutary !!!!

 

Small world lol !

 

 

They run lots of training days etc as mentioned

[Matthew Arnold]

Basically to warn people that the fire is still hot. Sadly i nthe world of H + S we have to put it up after a member of the publics dog ran through an ash pile that had only been out for 2 days. We put red n white tape around the tops of the stakes. When the ash pile has completely cooled down we pick up the ash and take it to our "fire pit" and put it on the fire site.

[Chris Gagen]

wow oh wow, am I ever glad I don't have to work much with the general public, had 3 fires on the go today, but thankfully no where near any roaming people.

 

(derail finished:blushing:)