Series 5 Episode 10 - Coppice worker Lee Basset talks Sweet Chestnut

15/09/2025 43 min Episodio 56
Series 5 Episode 10 - Coppice worker Lee Basset talks Sweet Chestnut

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We meet coppice worker Lee Bassett on a Cumbrian farm talking about his work to bring farm woodlands back into economic use and value to farms. Given the increase in planting on farms we need to value wood on our farms either using it directly or for sale. Lee is especially interested in bringing sweet chestnut into use in Cumbria, and on this farm discusses how it might be planted, managed and used.