Coppicing [491 photos] :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Coppicing

Coppicing is a management technique of cutting trees and shrubs to ground level allowing vigorous regrowth and a sustainable supply of timber for future generations.
Trees and shrubs that are cut down in this way can produce shoots that grow over 30cm in a week.
The benefits of coppicing are varied, including promoting ground vegetation (by letting light in), raw materials for thatching, fencing, kindling and charcoal making. Also coppiced trees live longer than non coppiced trees. All trees can be coppiced, but hazel, ash, lime and beech are common.

by N Chadwick

Created: Thu, 18 Mar 2010, Updated: Fri, 19 Mar 2010

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TQ0932 : Coppiced tree by the Downs Way by N Chadwick

TQ7231 : Coppicing, Bedgebury Forest by N Chadwick

TQ4552 : Coppicing, Hosey Common by N Chadwick

TR3259 : Recently coppiced by N Chadwick

TQ6232 : Coppicing, Beech Wood by N Chadwick

TQ5136 : Coppiced trees by the Forest Way by N Chadwick

TQ6966 : Coppicing, North Wood by N Chadwick

TQ6637 : Woodland near Owl House by N Chadwick

TQ8522 : Coppicing, Bixley Wood by N Chadwick

TQ8623 : Coppicing, Burnt Wood by N Chadwick

TQ8231 : Stream and coppicing, Pookwell Wood by N Chadwick

TQ5944 : Coppicing, Copyhold Wood by N Chadwick

TQ8619 : Coppicing, Billingham Wood by N Chadwick

TQ8931 : Coppicing, Ratsbury Wood by N Chadwick

TR1856 : Coppicing, Firdown Wood by N Chadwick

TQ7636 : Coppicing, Angley Wood by N Chadwick

TQ5633 : Coppiced trees on the edge of Long Wood by N Chadwick

TQ6542 : Coppicing, Cinderhill Wood by N Chadwick

TQ8123 : Coppicing, Greenway Shaw by N Chadwick

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