Work Update, 5th March 2022 Work has carried on in the Wood during January and February. Much of it has been to consolidate management of paths using techniques such as dead-hedging. These use material harvested sustainably from the Wood, such as cut material from coppicing holly and the invasive cherry laurel. As always, the aim of the dead-hedge is to protect from trampling, the more vulnerable parts of the Wood. New dead-hedging on the path between the cedar and the tennis- court glade. Making hurdles as an alternative to dead-hedging has been tried on the path above the tunnel. Coppiced hazel is used for this as the wood is supple enough to be woven. Experimental hurdles next to the path above the tunnel mouth. Other housekeeping tasks have helped to maintain the Wood, such as sweeping accumulated mud from the surface of the boardwalk next to the Ceder of Lebanon. Removing the thick layer of mud not only reduces the risk of slipping but allows the bo...