Brash pile in Pound Wood nature reserve, Benfleet
Introduction
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Brash pile in Pound Wood nature reserve, Benfleet
Image: © John Rostron Taken: 15 May 1999
Brash is the small wood and twigs left over after coppicing. It is often burned, but a better use is to heap it up into a pile, as here. It gradually rots down, and provides a food source for many organisms, including invertebrates that form food for other woodland animals, especially birds. It can also provide a good hibernation site for hedgehogs. This brash pile is at least two years old. Pound Wood http://www.poundwood.org.uk is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust http://www.essexwt.org.uk .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.568162
Longitude
0.628404