Perceptions Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Stewardship Imperialism Romanticism and Historicism Environmentalism Urban playground © Ken Paterson via www.scran.ac.uk Coppice, Inverfarigaig Forest, Inverness-shire Coppicing was a technique whereby timber products, both wood and bark, could be regularly harvested without killing off trees. The tree trunk was cut back and the rapidly sprouting stems were cut periodically. Oak bark was much in demand for tanning, hazel and other woods for making woven articles. After many years, this downy birch tree shows signs of having been coppiced. The base, or 'stool', of an old tree is ringed by younger, more slender shoots. Resource pack   1     2     3     4     5