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Dist:0.1km<br/>
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.6km<br/>The wider view gives a good feeling of this attractive managed woodland.
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:0.6km<br/>
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.8km<br/>This is classic coppicing: the multiple shoots from old "stools" of sweet chestnut are developing into lengths of pole, which can be used as posts, among other things. For the stage of clearing the stools, see: [[544423]]
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:0.8km<br/>Coppicing in action: the coppiced trees in the clearing had been cut back over winter and new shoots developed during spring and summer. To the right, growing stands of coppiced woodland can be seen.
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:0.8km<br/>The stacked lengths of timber must have been cut before this growing season; the stumps from which they were cut have sprouted new growth, the beginning of new sweet chestnut poles. See also [[543947]] and [[544425]].
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:0.8km<br/>overlooking [[543947]] and from where that photo was taken.
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:0.9km<br/>
©Robert Edwards
Dist:1.0km<br/>This sheltered pastureland is largely surrounded by woodland, beside a public footpath.
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:1.1km south<br/>
©M J Richardson
Dist:1.2km west<br/>
©Robert Edwards
Dist:1.3km east<br/>This is part of an environmentally sympathetic development in the area of Little Bentley Hall, with new small copses, individual trees and cut wood left as habitat.
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:1.5km east<br/>A flock of black sheep in the beautifully planted grounds of Little Bentley Hall. The estate seems to be run with considerable concern for ecological balance and diversity.
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:1.5km south<br/>
©M J Richardson
Dist:1.5km east<br/>Onions weren't being harvested this Sunday but the trays, tractor and portaloos stood ready for the workers to return and continue the work, perhaps on Monday.
©Zorba the Geek

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