Hazel and Chestnut

[john k]

jammydodger, I'm not too far away from you so let me know next time you're planning to do some more work on this and I'll come and give you a hand if I'm free.

[corylus]

Facinating thread. I'm about to start on a similar out of cycle hazel coppice, and I havent worked on one before. As the EWGS (WIGS) hasnt been finalised yet, work in earnest will start early next winter, although there is a fair bit of prep needs doing first.

 

I have dutifully ordered the FC book recommended, and printed out FCIN56. All good bedtime reading. Cant agree more about the BTCV book(s). If any of you are interested the best book on woodland crafts etc I have found is 'Woodland Crafts in Britain', Herbert L Edlin. Long out of print but not too hard to find. (Amaxon/Abe Books?)

 

Please keep this thread alive as it will be very interesting to see some pix of how the regrowth is going etc. BTW cracking pix of all your handiwork.

[Pat Ferrett]

Cheers corylus

[Pat Ferrett]

Well I managed to escape for a couple of hours today and had another go in the copse Im still scrathin my head for ideas on products as everything in there is about as straight as a dogs leg :.

I cut a few 8ft bean sticks, some 6ft posts/stakes and a few 30 inch flower stakes. Not sure if they will sell when everybody gets the gardening bug and I do a boot sale, but its worth a shot, as for the log wood Im going to leave it stacked and chop, split, and sprout sack it tail end of the summer ready for the cold weather.

I was unsure about burning up so have decided to make stacks of the dead wood and top to rot down, with a bit of luck it will encourage the beasties

 

Im in the dark with this new venture and any ideas or comments would be appreciated

[Brushcutter]

Nice bit of coppice there. You could use the dead wood and lop and top to fence the stools you've cut to protect them from deer. That larger diameter stuff would make good charcoal that you could do in an old oil drum. Be a good thing to sell a the car boot. Good guide how to do that in the BTCV woodlands book.

[Pat Ferrett]

Nice bit of coppice there. You could use the dead wood and lop and top to fence the stools you've cut to protect them from deer. That larger diameter stuff would make good charcoal that you could do in an old oil drum. Be a good thing to sell a the car boot. Good guide how to do that in the BTCV woodlands book.

 

Yeah charcoal sounds like its worth a go, even if I made a bit for friends and family .

Id like to try as many things as possible just to say I've had ago, the frustrating thing is that all the time Im up the woods playing I should be grafting or spending time with my girls. cant wait for the better weather

[corylus]

Nice bit of coppice there. You could use the dead wood and lop and top to fence the stools you've cut to protect them from deer. That larger diameter stuff would make good charcoal that you could do in an old oil drum. Be a good thing to sell a the car boot. Good guide how to do that in the BTCV woodlands book.

 

The lop + top will also make a good hiding place for bunnies.

 

Couldnt agree more regarding charcoal etc tho:thumbup:

[Luke Quenby]

So do I! Not much hope though on the wet, heavy clay of central Devon. Still, at least we can dig ponds without having to put liners in them. Can't have it both ways!

 

Very nice work, BTW!

 

Best wishes,

 

John Russell

 

The woods I used to manage were mixed between SC and Hornbeam coppice. The Hornbeam used to thrive on the wetter ground, and as others have said, SC will grow on it, just prefers the drier / sandier stuff.

 

If I can work out how, I'll stick some pics of it on here, and some of an old wood pasture we restored

[dwconservation]

With regards to coppiced hazel... I am one of the countries few professional hedge layers, and coppiced hazel for both stake and binders is in short supply.... Can't get any in Yorks and all the stuff I usually get from Glos / Hereford seems to be going to make hurdles.

 

So there could be another avenue for your product.... good luck mate...

[Pat Ferrett]

With regards to coppiced hazel... I am one of the countries few professional hedge layers, and coppiced hazel for both stake and binders is in short supply.... Can't get any in Yorks and all the stuff I usually get from Glos / Hereford seems to be going to make hurdles.

 

So there could be another avenue for your product.... good luck mate...

 

Hi mate! welcome to the thread

 

What are the dimensions of the stakes and binders you buy and what (roughly) is the going rate price wise ?