Bradfield Woods as an example of a woodland habitat.
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Bradfield Woods Ok, this topic is terrifyingly dull and stupid, but you do need to do it. In the syllabus it says we need to describe the management of woodland habitat and Bradfield Woods is an example of a woodland habitat. Bradfield Woods is a National Nature Reserve in East Anglia. It has an area of about 68 hectares and is surrounded by arable farmland. Over the last hundred years the size of the woodland has dwindled. The area was saved by a group of people in the 1970s (hippies??) who saw its potential as a conservation area and today the woodland has a larger biodiversity and is enjoyed by many visitors. In 19994 Bradfield Woods was declared a National Nature Reserve. The wooded areas are laid out in blocks or fells and the coppicing or cutting of woody species takes place in these blocks. Coppicing is a method of woodland management where...


