Rockingham Forest
Community Blog

Deborah describes creating objects with the wood and bark from Lime trees of Easton Hornstocks

An expedition out west led to the discovery of a little-known Nature Reserve and a woodland SSSI.

Summer has turned to autumn and Carolyn's picture diary continues, describing the work that needs to be done at this time of year

How coppicing in Easton Hornstocks is providing a sustainable source of fuel for heating.

Ian Hilbert explains the how and why of coppicing as carried out on the nature reserves of Wildlife Trust BCN

Winter has turned to spring. Coppicing is over but there is still work to do as Carolyn explains in her latest diary entries

Carolyn's picture diary gives a real taste of what it is like living and working their coppiced woodland through the winter

Coppicing the lime woods of Rockingham Forest - the what, why, when and who.

Easton Hornstocks Coppicing Group have been reviving the ancient process of creating cords and rope from the bark of lime trees.