We've continued to turn more and more of the wood back over to a coppice structure, just as it would have been hundreds of years ago. Coppicing is a traditional woodland management technique. The stems of trees in a selected area are cut close to the ground with a chainsaw. Over the ensuing years, new growth will sprout from the stump, grow until ready to harvest and be cut again, so the cycle goes on! (Think of it like a much needed 'spruce up' at the barbers.) Ha!... Tree pun! With trees in their young, bushy form and sunlight now bathing the woodland floor, new ground flora will flourish. This sunny aspect and improved plant-life provides habitat to a much wider group of wildlife than overgrown woodland might offer. We then collect the logs using low ground-pressure machinery, only when the ground is suitably dry. This sensitive approach to forestry means we can minimise our impact on tree roots and precious underground fungal connections.