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After last month’s collective sigh (from both the forest garden and from me!), December has been a very active month, and a large part of it has been spent on coppicing the Goat Willow (Salix caprea) on the north-eastern boundary.
Goat Willow overdue for coppicing 
Three stems left for photosynthesis after coppicing. Note the space now between the willow stems and the surrounding oaks 
The coppiced stumps 
From left, stakes and small wood, poles, firewood 
Biomass piles for spreading in the Coppice area 
Where willow stems were removed, saplings of other trees are revealed leaning towards the light
The Sombrun Forest Garden Project 