National Beanpole Week - 19th -27th April 2008

Support your local woods: use coppiced hazel beanpoles to support your beans this year!

The area of coppice in the UK has fallen dramatically since the 1950s and we need to bring these woods back into management.

Hazel coppice provides valuable habitat for animals such as the dormouse,nightingales, warblers and many more species.

Coppicing is a traditional and sustainable form of woodland management that ensures a continuous supply of useful products.

Hazel beanpoles provide an attractive and effective addition to your garden.

To find a local supplier or an event check out the websites below.

or call the Green Wood Centre on 01952 432769

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For a podcast of a recent article in Gardens Illustrated about bean poles and coppicing, please follow this link >> and select the November Podcast.

Beanpole Festival - Saturday 19 April 2008 at the Green Wood Centre, Station Road, Coalbrookdale

FREE ENTRY FOR ALL!

- Live music

- Beanpoles and pea sticks for sale

- Refreshments

- Demonstrations of coppice crafts: hurdle making, charcoal, besoms, trugs, baskets/willows

- Information of growing beans: Bean growing and potting, constructing bean supports, from hazel poles

- Childrens' activities

- Coracle making

- Woodland walks

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The 11th Ipswich Beanpole Festival and Allotment Open Day will be on the 27th April.

We will be selling locally produced beanpoles etc. Demonstrating how to grow and use your beanpoles, wildlife gardening, teas etc and general allotment field open day.

Woods at Work Open Day, Sunday 20 April 11.00 – 4.00 Wendover Woods, £3.00 adults

Activities for all the family. See flier for details >>

Celebration of Bean Poles and Local Woods

Saturday 19 April, 10 -3.00pm, Hightown, Hereford

Beansticks and other coppice produce for sale, no entry charge.

T.W.I.G.S. Spring Open Day In conjunction with National Beanpole Week. Sunday 27 April 2008 11 am - 4 pm
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The Dorset Coppice Group...

...are holding an open day on April 19th as part of National Beanpole Week. The Open Day will be held at Bonsley Woods from 10.00am - 4.00pm, and we will be selling beanpoles and a range of wood products.

Bean Pole Weekend 26-27 April, 10-4 Saturday and Sunday

Leigh Sinton Garden Centre, Malvern. WR13 5ED

Bean poles, pea sticks and local sustainable coppice products for sale

Demonstrations of willow work and whittling.

Call Jenna for more information on 07921 256466

11.00am – 4.00pm Sunday 27 April Moreton Wood, Ullingswick, Herefordshire

Woodland craft demonstrations, pole lathe turning

Bean poles and plants for sale

Young peoples’ activities

All welcome – no charge

To find the site, turn off the A417 into Ullingsworth Village, drive into the village and the wood will be signposted from there.

National Beanpole Week - Sale of Bean Poles, Pea Sticks and Rustic Poles

Sale of products and free demonstrations of plant supports you could make with hazel beanpole/ pea sticks - Saturday 19th and 26th April 2008

At the roadside of Goldstones Farm, Radwinter Road, Ashdon, Near Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2LZ

For further details please contact me Andy Basham on 07971 642243 (mobile )