| Sustainable materials from coppiced woodland | |
| Cut hazel in coppiced woodland may not have obvious uses to us today, but throughout the ages such material has been the mainstay of construction. |  |
| Selected and cut stems prepared for splitting for use as thatching spars. |  |
| Continuous woven fencing forms the basis of livestock management systems in the absence of wire fence. As much as 4000 years ago formal livestock breeding programs were occuring between neighbouring settlements and this sort of fencing was common throughout the country. |  |
| All coppiced material! Why grow oversized material and then cut it when nature will provide you with the perfect solution without labour? Coppiced ash and hazel forming the framework of a replica iron age building. |  |
| A complete construction. Mud, straw, coppiced hazel and ash. 100% sustainable. 2500 years later we still haven't caught on! |  |
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Trimming up an ash pole, ideal for use in handles and building construction.
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| Coppiced materials provide much more than timber for buildings. In the past wood was the construction material. Simple mallets made from hazel and ash |  |
| A simple stool, easy to construct. When its broke chuck it on the fire and cook the dinner with it. Beats plastic anyday. |  |
| A simple staff. Coppiced shoots can be "trained" to complex shapes providing unique form as well as specific solutions to mankind's need. |  |