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The importance of historic pollards for livestock
Presentation by Jill Butler of the Woodland Trust given at the 2018 Farm Woodland Forum meeting held on 10-11th July at the Allerton Project, UK on the importance of historic pollards for livestock Across Europe and into Turkey, trees have been cut as pollards since time immemorial. Different species of tree have been cut in a variety of traditional ways for a whole range of valuable products, but principally for tree 'hay' or fodder, fruits, wood fuel or building materials. From Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, from Portugal to Turkey. Interestingly the practice was not exported to the New World with European immigrants. Tree fodder from pollards helped farmers and commoners offset the risks that they faced from poor summers – principally drought but also high rainfall and long cold winters. Before the coming of oil and plastics they were essential for providing other essential household goods and were on the doorstep. This contrasts with coppice which was often unavailable to local communities as it was used for industrial purposes such as mining and smelting or exported away from the community to growing towns and cities. The importance of the cultural heritage value of the trees should be used to help justify the protection of ancient pollards and their historic landscapes as much as their biodiversity, ecosystem service and tourism values. It should also be used to encourage the establishment and cutting of new pollards to restore or renew traditional landscapes in the same way that historic buildings and archaeological artefacts are conserved for future generations to enjoy.
The importance of historic pollards for livestock
Presentation by Jill Butler of the Woodland Trust given at the 2018 Farm Woodland Forum meeting held on 10-11th July at the Allerton Project, UK on the importance of historic pollards for livestock Across Europe and into Turkey, trees have been cut as pollards since time immemorial. Different species of tree have been cut in a variety of traditional ways for a whole range of valuable products, but principally for tree 'hay' or fodder, fruits, wood fuel or building materials. From Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, from Portugal to Turkey. Interestingly the practice was not exported to the New World with European immigrants. Tree fodder from pollards helped farmers and commoners offset the risks that they faced from poor summers – principally drought but also high rainfall and long cold winters. Before the coming of oil and plastics they were essential for providing other essential household goods and were on the doorstep. This contrasts with coppice which was often unavailable to local communities as it was used for industrial purposes such as mining and smelting or exported away from the community to growing towns and cities. The importance of the cultural heritage value of the trees should be used to help justify the protection of ancient pollards and their historic landscapes as much as their biodiversity, ecosystem service and tourism values. It should also be used to encourage the establishment and cutting of new pollards to restore or renew traditional landscapes in the same way that historic buildings and archaeological artefacts are conserved for future generations to enjoy.
The importance of historic pollards for livestock
Jill Butler (Autor:in)
10.07.2018
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
710
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