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

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Uploaded by on Apr 29, 2009

Staff and volunteers at Slapton Ley Field Centre & National Nature Reserve carry out coppicing in a Hazel woodland on the NNR, an ancient practise now employed to aid the local population of Dormice.

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

  • 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.

  • good work chopper!

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

  • 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.

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