Coppicing plans

This morning, we met with Ch and Cl in our local  wildlife area to discuss some major works we want to carry out over the next few months. We planted the area with whips of native trees, sixteen years ago. The trees have grown very successfully (too successfully really) as they  all seem to have  survived and are now overcrowded, with virtually no understorey plants. We  agreed on a coppicing operation and  Ch  has marked the trees to be cut with yellow, and those to be left with  red, spray paint. So this is the  "before " picture. The actual work party session will be in  about 10 days time . 
We then each enjoyed a small glass of Ch's special home made blackberry  whiskey, while a Red Kite circled above.