(1) Breeding birds were counted annually for 10 years in 22 ha of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa (Mill.)) coppice. All stages from freshly cut coppice to more than 19 years of growth were studied. (2 ...

Want to create space and colour and harvest your own firewood? Coppicing trees and shrubs is well worth the effort Let the sunshine in: more light will encourage new plants to colonise Credit: Photo: ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. After a year pruning shrubs, dividing and moving herbaceous plants and clearing layers of debris, I have a feel ...

The concept of a coppice was practically in my DNA as I was growing up. That is because I was raised in Hampshire in the middle of the biggest hazel coppice area of the country. Later I learnt how ...

The chestnut trees of Europe tell a hidden story charting the fortunes of ancient Rome and the legacy it left in the continent's forests. The ancient Romans left an indelible imprint on the world they ...

Giandiego Campetella, Roberto Canullo, Alessandro Gimona, Janos Garadnai, Alessandro Chiarucci, Daniele Giorgini, Elia Angelini, Marco Cervellini, Stefano Chelli ...

When the Peplers, who are both in their thirties, decided to relocate from Oxford earlier this year, they first scoured the country for a piece of woodland – and then made sure their new home would be ...

A new mapping project in England could act as a catalyst to encourage landowners to actively manage neglected coppice woodlands, creating opportunities for wildlife and a source of diversified income.