http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/woodlands-and-water/ A blog about woodland activities, outdoor skills and conservation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/woodlands-and-water/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Steve Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:43:42 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/conservation/woodlands-and-water/#comment-1655 One thing that we could all do is to manage your woods the old way. True coppicing without chainsaws and without the modern slash and burn techniques is truly good for nature and the environment as well as good for the woods and the wood owner. Elsewehere you mention doormice and proper coppicing creates great habitat for these creatures as well as many others that have adapted over the hundreds of years that real coppicing has been practised in this country. I have been learning how to coppice safely with an axe and a billhook and what to do with all the wood you get. Nothing but nothing is wasted and in 5 or 7 years time you can do the same section again. One thing that we could all do is to manage your woods the old way. True coppicing without chainsaws and without the modern slash and burn techniques is truly good for nature and the environment as well as good for the woods and the wood owner. Elsewehere you mention doormice and proper coppicing creates great habitat for these creatures as well as many others that have adapted over the hundreds of years that real coppicing has been practised in this country. I have been learning how to coppice safely with an axe and a billhook and what to do with all the wood you get. Nothing but nothing is wasted and in 5 or 7 years time you can do the same section again.

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