The Pound Wood Pages

• The Pound Wood Opening PageHome
• The History of Pound Wood down the agesHistory
• How the woods contributed to the local EconomyEconomy
• Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Flowers and much other WildlifeWildlife
• How the woods were managed in the past, and how they are managed todayManagement
• The Geology of the woods, and the climatic environmentPhysical
• How to get to Pound WoodAccess
• Charcoal Burning in Pound WoodCharcoal
• The areas that have been coppiced over recent yearsCoupes
• Maps of the wood: physical, cultural and vegetationMaps
• Newsletter items about the wood over the yearsNewsletters
• The Interactive Pound Wood Trail GuideTrail Guide
• The neighbouring Daws Heath reserves, Tile Wood and Little HavenNeighbourhood
• About these web pagesAbout
• The Essex Wildlife Trust WebsiteEssex Wildlife Trust

Gunpowder Plot

Gunpowder Plot was so named for two reasons. Firstly because coppicing began on November 5th 1995, and secondly because Gunpowder charcoal was largely made from Hornbeam, a principal coppice tree in this coupe.