On Saturday 28th November 10 students took advantage of learning opportunities offered by the West Yorkshire Working Woodlands Project to attend a Coppice Management and Produce Course run at Thorner Victory Hall and Hetchell Woods, north-east of Leeds.  The course was run by Ben Scotting, who offered a historical, biological and management perspective upon coppiced woodlands and Geoff Norton, who lent his practical experience as a coppice merchant to describe how coppice can be sold as unworked smallwood  or turned into finished product.

Both prior to, and after the course, the rain poured relentlesly down but evidently the sun shines on prospective coppicers as the walk around the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust-owned Hetchell Woods to assess and discuss coppice managment in action was wet underfoot but dry from above.

The course is intended for beginners who wish to learn about both the theoretical and practical aspects of coppicing and those who may have done some practical work but would appreciate a wider understanding of the what, why and how coppice is managed.  For further details about this course please contact Ben.           

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