The Report is a mine of information about coppicing today and will provide a useful reference for years to come.

Coppice and Biodiversity Action Plan targets - Fred Currie, Forestry Commission   p. 7
The contribution of coppice management to wildlife conservation - Dr Keith Kirby, English Nature p. 9
Bird life in coppices - Dr Rob Fuller, British Trust for Ornithology     p. 15
Coppice management for butterflies - Dr Sam Ellis, Senior Regional Officer, Butterfly Conservation p. 21

The biology and silviculture of coppice stools and woodlands - Dr Ralph Harmer, Forestry Commission p. 32
Past products, present problems? - Dr Oliver Rackham, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge  p. 33
The threads of the past: how we got to where we are - Alan Shepley, CNWRS Lancaster University p. 36
Coppice and Wood Pasture, a bio-cultural heritage - Peter Quelch, Consultant    p. 45
Oaks Wood: a personal, hands-on experience of a small woodland - Edward Acland, Woodland Owner p. 50

Coppices in SE England - Debbie Bartlett, Consultant       p. 55
Allotment Forestry: promoting a local wood using culture'- Geoff Sinclair, an Essex forester and volunteer with Allotment Forestry Project p. 59
North Highland Forest Trust - Steve Robertson, NHFT       p. 61
An Irish perspective - Joe Gowran, Muntair na Coillte       p. 64
Products for the future - Martin Clark, Clark Mactavish       p. 65
Biomass, woodfuel - where to now? Helen Sweeney, Government Office for the North West  p. 68
Bill Hogarth MBE Memorial Apprenticeship Trust- Rebecca Oaks, BHMAT    p. 72
The Green Wood Centre - Judy Walker, Green Wood Centre      p. 74

1. Final Conference Programme          p. 78
2.Conference Personnel           p. 80
3. Field visits            p. 82
4. Action Plan and Management Leaflet         p. 86

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