Sunday, 17 December 2017

Nearing the end of coppicing...

With the colder weather and the lack of leaves on the trees, it's easier to get photos of birds in the woods, so here's a Marsh Tit and a Blue Tit:

DSC_7173

DSC_7166

The coppicing is proceeding well. Here's a photo from the end of day 1:

DSC_6914

And here's a photo from the end of yesterday:

DSC_7178

Don't worry if it looks a bit drastic, the trees will all grow back and while they're doing it there'll be a great habitat for the wildlife.

Here's a few other views of the area we've been coppicing this year:

DSC_7179

DSC_7180

DSC_7181

There's only about 20 stools left to coppice now, but they'll take longer than you'd think as there's a lot of hazel in there, and processing it is a slow job.

DSC_7182

Still, we should have it done by the end of the year, fitting it around work and other commitments...

Mike

No comments: