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hazel coppices

Apple trees, dog poo – and disposable vapes….

03/12/2023 //  by Michelle

The path that runs down from Hampstead Lane onto the meadows to the east of Kenwood House runs through an area of coppiced hazel. These are young hazel trees that are cut virtually to the ground every five or six years so that each stump regenerates by pushing out another eight or ten branches. These …

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