Low Barns: Coppice Management (Sat 21 March 2009)

The Low Barns Volunteer Task Force

21st March 2009

A huge Sat Team with a load of new faces came out in force to coppice an area of woodland. Coppice management is a traditional woodland management technique that opens up the canopy for short periods, creating sunny open places that benefit plants and flying insects such as butterflies and dragonflies. The pics really do show before, during and after.

Before! 2009-03-21 08:55:24	The North Ride 2009-03-21 08:55:34	Before! 2009-03-21 08:57:37	Before! 2009-03-21 08:57:47
Before! 2009-03-21 08:58:18	Before! 2009-03-21 08:58:28	Coppicing 2009-03-21 10:23:31	The North Ride at Low Barns 2009-03-21 10:23:43
Coppicing 2009-03-21 10:25:43	Good 'old' Shazza 2009-03-21 10:26:36	Coppice management 2009-03-21 11:40:24	Coppice management 2009-03-21 11:40:36
Coppice management 2009-03-21 11:40:44	Coppice management 2009-03-21 11:41:02	Coppice management 2009-03-21 11:41:14	Coppice management 2009-03-21 11:41:56
Coppice management 2009-03-21 11:42:41	Jeff 2009-03-21 11:42:55	Coppice time 2009-03-21 11:43:16	Lunch time 2009-03-21 12:13:31
Lunch time 2009-03-21 12:27:22	Log piles are great for dead wood inverts 2009-03-21 14:02:15	Newly coppiced area 2009-03-21 14:02:25	This pond is great for frogs, toads and newts 2009-03-21 14:03:10
Newly coppiced area 2009-03-21 14:03:21	The pond is 'opened' up 2009-03-21 14:04:51	Newly coppiced area 2009-03-21 14:05:09	Newly coppiced area 2009-03-21 14:05:18