Sussex Wildlife Trust is appealing for volunteers to help with a variety of hands-on tasks at one of its woodland reserves near Chichester.
West Dean Woods is a 43-acre hazel coppice which supports a variety of woodland creatures including the dormouse and in spring is covered in carpets of woodland flowers.
As winter approaches, Richard Ede, volunteer reserve manager at West Dean Woo
ds, would like to increase his team of volunteers, to help with hazel coppicing and general woodland management.
During the coming months the hazel is coppiced by volunteers in the traditional way and the hazel rods are sold to hurdle-makers and hedge-layers.
Wattle fence panels, bean sticks, and planters are just some of the products produced by the volunteers in the past, demonstrating how a properly-managed woodland can benefit wildlife.
Volunteers meet on a Monday and Thursday between 9.30am to 3.30pm and the site is situated about five miles north of Chichester between West Dean and Chilgrove. For more information contact Richard Ede on 01243 773412.
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