This workshop is aimed at anyone who has a small woodland and would like to learn the traditional skills of coppicing and sustainable woodland management techniques to promote a healthy and productive woodland.

The workshop will run from 10am-3pm on Thursday 27th February 2025. Cost 60 euros per person. The price also includes tea & coffee throughout the day and we will provide a warming soup for lunch – bring your own sandwiches & snacks etc.

We will start the day by learning some of the principles of maintaining a healthy productive woodland that benefits wild flora and fauna, insects and birds as well as producing useful coppice wood products. (stakes, weaving material, firewood, pea sticks, wood for coppice crafts). You will learn the physiology behind the pruning techniques that will keep the trees healthy and some basic winter tree identification.

We will then look at the history, design and management of short and long rotation coppice woodlands.

After lunch we will go out into our woodland and put these principles into practice, coppicing and processing Hazel trees. We will look at how to manage dead and damaged trees and we will also look at habitat management for birds, insects and small mammals, how to create a ‘dead hedge’ and there will be time for your own questions at the end.

If you would like to join this workshop please send us an email at lejardincreatif87@gmail.com or use the contact form below the images (in either case please check your spam/junk mail if you do not get a reply within 2 working days).