![]() ![]() The principle is similar to the last method the baskets should provide the new growth protection until they grow over the baskets. ![]() There are several methods which can be used to protect coppice growth, the method that we trialled at Gressenhall this year was to cover up the coppice stools with brash wood from the trees that we had coppiced (brash wood is the twiggy branches from the crown of a tree).The theory is that the brash wood would allow the re-growth the opportunity to grow woody enough so that it is unpalatable to deer.Īnother method which was used at Oxburgh Hall this year is to weave brash wood into a basket like structure around the coppiced stool. Now that we’ve lost these species it’s important that we take measures to protect any coppice re-growth to ensure the survival of coppiced woodlands, which in some cases are also classified as ancient woodland. In a stable, fully functioning eco-system the population densities of grazing species are maintained at a sustainable level by a top predator(s) in the past this would have been the case in the UK with species such as wolves, bears and lynx also roaming our countryside. Deer’s pose quite a threat to a coppice system as they have a tendency to munch off the tasty new seasons re-growth, if this is left unchecked the hazel stools will eventually die out, which would completely destroy a coppice woodland. In the UK we have a number of deer species roaming through our countryside some of which are native and others which have been introduced. It’s located in an area often frequented by people, perhaps keeping the deer away. A very healthy coppice stool with lots of re-growth. ![]()
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