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Coppiced woodlands: their management for wildlife R J Fuller and M S Warren Second edition 1993 Copyright JNCC Dr Rob Fuller is Director of Habitats Research At the British Trust for Ornithology, The National Centre for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, which is partly funded by the JNCC. Dr Martin Warren is now a conservation consultant but previously did in-house contract work on insects for the Nature Conservancy Council. Coppice woodlands: their management for wildlife Please note: the content of this PDF file is taken from archive holdings,and images from the original publication are not included Contents Preface Introduction What is coppicing? The products of a coppiced wood How wildlife response to the coppice cycle The ground vegetation Invertebrates - general Butterflies and moths Birds Small mammals Coppice and game Managing coppice for wildlife Rotation length The size of panels The layout of a coppiced wood How many standards? Problems with regrowth and stocking Response of wildlife after the reinstatement of coppicing What are the alternatives to coppicing? Acknowledgements Further reading Page 2Page 2 Coppice woodlands: their management for wildlife Please note: the content of this PDF file is taken from archive holdings,and images from the original publication are not included Preface Much of the research commissioned by the Joint Nature Co