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• 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
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Back Acre

The name of Back Acre is due to Rob Topley. He described working there as a “Back Ache-er”, and of course, each coupe is of approximately one acre.

The site was coppiced in the winter of 1998–99, and these photographs were taken in July 1999.

The pictures on the left shows Back Acre from either the west, or from the south-west.

The pictures on the right shows Back Acre from either the east, or from the south-east. The southern boundary of the coupe is left as a hedge and is just visible in the foreground of the south-east picture.

The cords of coppice-wood are just visible on the far side of the coupe.