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At Blogg's coppice products, I am privileged to work in an ancient hazel coppice and able to create sustainable hazel products. I completed a Bsc Environmental Science degree from the University of Plymouth and after achieving a first class with honours, I established myself as a fully fledged hazel coppicer and hurdle maker. All hurdles at Blogg's coppice products are handmade to order, where I pride myself on making a strong, durable and good looking traditional English hazel hurdle.
As part of my university degree I wrote my dissertation on the effects of hedgerow age on vegetative species diversity, where it was published in the student science journal. It includes recommendations for hedgerow management using hedgelaying. Stakes and binders are one of the many products I can supply at Blogg's coppice products.
If you are interested in reading my research, it can be found here.
Me with the first hurdle I made
Me with the first hurdle I made
A carpet of blue arises from the coppice floor each spring with the bluebells
A carpet of blue arises from the coppice floor each spring with the bluebells
Hazel coppicing has tremendous benefits to the flora and fauna of an area. Hazel blocks (or coups) are cut on a 7 year cycle in a patchwork effect over an area, creating different environmental conditions which favour certain species of plants, flowers and animals. This way, a relatively small area can support a multitude of different species. A range of flowers, birds and other wildlife species are common occurrences in my office that is the hazel coppice. By supporting local coppicers you are indirectly supporting this haven of biodiversity.
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