Coppicing Hazel woodland at Slapton Ley NNR to aid the Dormice population

[nosmallo]

Why have you cut those rods so high? Are you French? ;)

[Atterboy8]

They coppice 8 areas over 8 years, with hazel being coppiced after 8 years growth! It is 7 years after being coppiced before hazel produces fruit! Hazel nuts are an important food source for hazel dormice particularly for fatening up for hibernation. So there is only 1/4 of the hazel at any time providing food for dormice a longer coppicing cycle eg 15to 20 years (depending on other reasons for coppicing) would be more appropriate for dormice.

[diccoo32]

good work chopper!

[dictyostelium1]

great video, although dormice aren't actually mice ;)

[windham666]

booo hiss save a tree move the trail or close it down, make people work for it if they want to go into the woods.