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National Beanpole Week 19th -27th April 2008

Support your local woods: use coppiced
hazel beanpoles to support your beans
this year!

The area of coppice in the UK has fallen dramatically since the 1950s and we need to bring these woods back into management Hazel coppice provides valuable habitat for animals such as the dormouse, nightingales, warblers and many more species Coppicing is a traditional and sustainable form of woodland management that ensures a continuous supply of useful products Hazel beanpoles provide an attractive and effective addition to your garden

To find a local supplier or an event check out the websites below www.allotmentforestry.com or www.coppice-products.co.uk or call the Green Wood Centre on 01952 432769 A celebration of coppice products. Support your local woods: use coppiced hazel beanpoles to support your beans this year!

The Local Woodland Products Initiative is a partnership of Ipswich Wildlife Group and Ipswich Organic Gardeners Group with the help and support of Ipswich Borough Council, The Greenways Project and Ipswich Allotment Holders Association. Suffolk Environment Trust, The Countryside Agency, Forestry Commission, COVER and Shell Better Britain Campaign have provided financial support for this Project.

Contacts:-

Geoff Sinclair
2 Five Acres
Holbrook
Ipswich
Suffolk,
IP9 2QE
England

Tel 01473 327 720

Email:geoff at allotmentforestry.com

Karen Kenny
197 Cauldwell Hall Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 5DA
England

Tel 01473 718 874

Email: karen at allotmentforestry.com

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