Lineover Wood Volunteer Group

Wood Management

The wood had a long history of coppicing until early this century. Trees were cut regularly near the base, allowed to regrow and harvested every 7-10 years, each producing a number of long straight poles.

With the help of local volunteers, coppicing has been reintroduced along the edges of rides. Wild flowers have responded to the extra light and butterflies are flourishing. Some other areas of broadleaves are being carefully thinned but leaving a continuous canopy.

The woodland on the steepest slope is being left to develop naturally. From the late 1940s to early 1970s the lower slopes were extensively felled and replanted with conifers. We are restoring these areas to broadleaved woodland through a steady process of thinning, felling and regeneration, although some specimen conifers will be retained.