We want to maximise the production of firewood on our little patch of land, so coppicing seems very attractive. We will plant some ash in the front garden, which is not otherwise very productive, and there are already a number of young informally coppiced hazel stools around the back. Hazel is attractive because it grows even faster than ash, and we can harvest nuts from it while it’s growing.

Some of our best resources are in the hedgerows. We have a number of fairly mature ash trees, and lots of already-coppiced hazels which look like they are ready for cropping.