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Coppice woodland in April, a traditional woodland management technique. Here some Ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) are left to grow and the remaining coppice trees are cut to ground every 10 years to provide a supply of small wood. The woodland is thus divided into a series of areas cut in different years, ensuring a continuous supply of wood. Photographed in Ashwellthorpe Wood, Norfolk, UK. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/DR JEREMY BURGESS)