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pollarded willows in Park Meadow, beside the playing field.

Eastern Bypass

Eastern Bypass (31 Jan 2021)

It’s nice to see that something gets a trim during the lockdown - looking smart and ready for a hot summer and already having a paddle, says Chris.

Going to need a little more than newspapers and a match to light that bonfire...

Sarah Couch adds...

‘Often boundary trees are pollarded, cut regularly above animal browsing height [and] providing a supply of fuel or small wood for fences etc. This was a practice dating to at least the medieval period. A pollarded tree can live to a great age. Ancient trees support an ecosystem of insects, birds, lichens etc: it may take several hundred years for this special habitat to be created and be suitable for many rare and specialised fungi and animals. The decaying wood of an ancient tree is one of the most important habitats that exist in Europe and therefore it is vital to conserve all our ancient trees.’

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