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Title: Hazel poles
Post by: Alex 98 on January 12, 2009, 12:52

Anyone know where I can get these from?

Thanks

Alex 98

Title: Hazel poles
Post by: mumofstig on January 12, 2009, 13:47

Loads of forestry places do em online (ilooked last year) however the delivery charges are high (put me right off to be honest)
Best option is try to find them locally and pick them up yourself unless you have deep pockets of course :lol:

Title: Hazel poles
Post by: Salmo on January 14, 2009, 17:27

Ask your local Wildlife Trust. They may have been coppicing one of their reserves.

Title: Hazel poles
Post by: amc on January 15, 2009, 13:40

Allotment Forestery has good local listings: http://www.allotmentforestry.com/
but unless you can find them very local it'll be postage/petrol that'll cost as others have said.

I bought 15 hazel saplings (18inch high - 50p each) yesterday - But it'll be a good couple of years before I'll have any useful poles... i'll have to wait... :)
amc

Title: Hazel poles
Post by: matron on January 16, 2009, 19:15

There are some very old hazel coppices near us and some could be disappearing very soon.  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Hazel poles
Post by: mumofstig on January 16, 2009, 21:25

Matron....you're not going to be a naughty girl are you, because i wouldn't dream of doing a thing like that........................hurry up no ones looking :lol:  :lol:

Title: Hazel poles
Post by: matron on January 16, 2009, 22:22

The coppices are down an old railway that is now a walk so no vehicles can get there - need to go when it's dark because may look a bit odd carrying hazel poles on a bike.  :shock: