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2017
18th December 2017
Coppicing at Morchard Bishop. Brilliant sunshine with clear blue
skies. Lakes of mist in valleys and the rolling Devon winter
landscape obliquely lit, achingly beautiful. We had an easy day of
it, clearing, cross-cutting and stacking, We tidied a dead fallen
oak from across a path, with some excite ... 4th December 2017
Wooding today. We are working our way down through a Devon
valley, coppicing the hazel and taking out unwanted species. The
main purpose is to reinvigorate the ecosystem of a managed
woodland, to let in light allowing greater biodiversity. The
bi-product of brash gives an environmental niche for a ... 30th November 2017
Woodland and Hedgerow Group meets twice a month from October
through to March at Moor Farm near Morchard Bishop. We are
currently coppicing a beautiful wood in lovely surroundings. We are
considering making charcoal on site some time in the future. At the
end of the season, any wood we have collect ... 20th November 2017
Five of us continued coppicing in the woodland, removing hazel ,
protecting the stools with brash and stacking logs by the track for
collection later. In the afternoon we reinforced the log stacks
with corner posts.
We will continue to coppice in the woods at Moor Farm.
Moor Farm Risk As ... 6th November 2017
We will continue to coppice in the woods at Moor Farm.
Moor Farm Risk Assessment
Moor Farm Emergency Procedures
Chainsaw Use at Moor Farm
... 23rd October 2017
We will continue to coppice in the woods at Moor Farm.
Moor Farm Risk Assessment
Moor Farm Emergency Procedures
Chainsaw Use at Moor Farm
... 9th October 2017
We will continue to coppice in the woods at Moor Farm.
Moor Farm Risk Assessment
Moor Farm Emergency Procedures
Chainsaw Use at Moor Farm
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4th September 2017
A work party to collect the coppiced wood from last
season.
... 27th March 2017
Last outing of the season,
coppicing. A beautiful spring day, great tits calling , buzzards
mewing, chainsaws buzzing. The creaking and groaning of all, when
work ceased, spoke volumes.
Risk Assessment
Site Induction
Chainsaw use at Tucking Mill
Woodland Management
... 6th March 2017
We continued to coppice in the woods at Moor Farm. the
site tidy as this was our last visit before the autumn.
Moor Farm Risk Assessment
Moor Farm Emergency Procedures
Chainsaw Use at Moor Farm
... 20th February 2017
Having finished the hedge laying in the orchard, we will coppice
in the woodland near the quarry.
We had a very productive day removing a number of invasive
blackthorn trees and coppicing many hazel stools.
Risk Assessment
Site Induction
Chainsaw use at Tucking Mill
Woodland Management
... 13th February 2017
Monday 6th Feb was postponed due to bad weather, we will
reconvene on the 13th. We shall continue to coppice in the woods at
Moor Farm.
At the start of the work party, Eddy reviewed his previous
Saturday's coppicing and charcoal making course. He showed us a
different was of coppicing to improve t ... 23rd January 2017
Seven of us turned out on a bitter cold misty morning. However
the mist soon lifted into a clear blue sunny sky. The temperature
warmed up as the sun shone and as we lit two bonfires to clear up
the brash formed in previous sessions. The final piece of the
orchard hedge was laid and the whole lengt ... 16th January 2017
A good turnout on an overcast but mild day. We continued to
coppice in the woods at Moor Farm.
Moor Farm Risk Assessment
Moor Farm Emergency Procedures
Chainsaw Use at Moor Farm
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