Is there really a conflict between managing for cultural heritage and ecological heritage?
Join Mike Carswell and Clare de Villanueva for this webinar as they discuss the real and perceived conflicts between human impact and woodland ecology.
We have invited an experienced coppice worker, Mike Carswell to speak with us about the ancient method of coppicing (if coppicing is new to you, we will also introduce the history and methods).
We will explore the space between 'productive' woods and woods conserved for nature. We will also discuss considerations for managing for wood products in and near temperate rainforest.
Who?
Mike Carswell wicklowcoppice.com/ former apprentice of the Bill Hogarth Memorial Trust. Mike Carswell is a professional coppice worker and greenwood worker. He has more than ten years' experience in using traditional methods to produce sustainable woodland products, using coppice restoration, felling and conversion of raw materials. https://coppiceapprentice.org.uk/
Clare de Villanueva www.linkedin.com/in/clare-de-villanueva-019a582a/ Clare has worked with rocks, water and trees. She enjoys spending time with people amongst trees, sharing stories from the woods to sustain and inform our different ways of being. Clare is a freelancer with ongoing projects for the Ancient Tree Forum, Anti Racist Cumbria and Cumbria Woodlands. Her exhibition on ancient and veteran trees is at the historic barn at Sizergh until mid-November.
When?
Monday 3 November 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (online)
