coppices

Small harvested forests

Coppices is the plural of coppice, a thicket or grove of small trees that are periodically cut back to stimulate growth from the stump.

The practice, called coppicing, produces wood for fuel, fencing, or crafts while keeping the root system alive.

As a verb, to coppice is to cut trees this way: The woodland has been coppiced for centuries.

forestry

pollarding

Cutting trees at head-height

stoolBackless sitting furniture
regrowthGrowing back again
hazelWarm brownish-green hue

willow · chestnut · charcoal · hurdles · wattle · firewood · faggots · rotation · shoots · stools

woodland

thicket

Dense shrub cluster

groveSmall stand of trees
underwoodVegetation beneath tall trees
brushwoodCut or fallen branches

spinney · covert · woodland · stand · brake · scrub · shrubbery · hedgerow · woodlot · plantation

habitat

biodiversity

Range of life forms

wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
dormouseSmall hibernating rodent
nightingaleThrush famed for night singing

butterfly · bluebells · primrose · wildflowers · undergrowth · nesting · shelter · ecosystem · conservation · ancient

craft

basketry

Art of weaving containers

wattlingWeaving rods into structures
hurdlesFrames jumped in races
thatchingRoofing with dried vegetation

fencing · poles · stakes · handles · hoops · bodging · greenwood · firewood · beanpoles · coracle

Opposites

forest management and age

coppicesold-growth forest

Long-undisturbed mature woodland ecosystem

virgin forest · ancient woodland · primeval forest · wildwood · mature forest

vegetation density and structure

coppicesclearings

Treeless forest spaces

open fields · meadows · grasslands · heathland · moorland

vegetation density and size

coppicesparkland

Land designated as park

savanna · scattered trees · grassland · clearings

Family

coppice, coppicing, coppiced

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