Woodland management consultant

[Robbo1]

Hi,

I look after a 250 acre estate. on the perimeter of the estate we have 80 acres of neglected woodland, some ancient, some sssi and a lot of it hazel coppice.

 

I am after some advice on how best to manage this site and would like to know if anyone can recommend a consultant who could give us ideas on how best to manage the woods, restore the coppice, look at timber extraction and potential commercial gain.

 

I should say these woods are predominately native species on a sloping southern aspect. Access isn't great due to the sloping nature although we have narrow woodland paths and can mainly gain access to the woods from the top of the slope.

 

Hope you can give me some names of good consultants.

 

Many thanks

[sjs5060]

Where abouts are you Robbo?

 

Ste

[Stoke Wood Project]

Sounds interesting. Yeah, where are you?

Cheers

[saintsman54]

PM sent.

 

Thanks, Dan.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Where abouts are you Robbo?

 

Ste

 

would help... +1

[Robbo1]

I am based in Godalming Surrey

[637547]

I would suggest contacting smallwoods (Richard Thomason) through them you have the national coppice federation. From what you have described it sounds like the site would greatly benefit from a coppicing rather than the usual commercial woodland use.

[valcat]

I can reccomend Laurence Crow Woodland Consultant based just down the road in Capel Surrey.