coppicing
Seeing the trees for the wood
Coppicing and pollarding are essential if trees are to produce wood in perpetuity for any useful purpose, making woodland heavily dependent on human management
The word ‘artisanal’ has lost its meaning and dignity
The proud, skilled crafts it once described, such as thatching and coppicing, were part of life’s necessities – unlike the ‘handmade’ candles, chutneys and chocolates we now associate with it
