Coppice and Drought

Wysing Arts Centre is a research and development centre for the visual arts set in 11 acres of rural countryside just outside the village of Bourn, Cambridgeshire.

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A bus will pick guests up from Cambridge station at 2.00pm and take them directly to Hayley Wood. You are invited to explore the wood at your own pace. Readings will begin at 4.30pm. The bus will pick guests up from the wood at 6pm and return them to Cambridge station.
Places are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis with contributions going towards travel bursaries for the upcoming ‘Network+Contact’ symposium on 30 May (suggested contribution: £5). 
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Join us for the first part of ‘False Economy’, a series of events curated by Taylor Le Melle. 
From various encyclopaedic entries on coppice and drought:
Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management which exploits the capacity of many species of trees
The widespread and long-term practice of coppicing has been of significance in many parts of lowland temperate Europe.
In a coppiced wood, which is called a copse,  young tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level, known as a stool.
Typically a coppiced woodland is harvested in sections or coups on a rotation. A regularly coppiced tree will never die of old age; some coppice stools may therefore reach immense ages.
Drought is a shortage of water over an extended period of time. Droughts are a normal part of a climate cycle. They occur in all climate zones. Drought can be short or span years.
Socioeconomic definitions of drought associate the supply and demand of some economic good with elements of meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural drought.  Its occurrence depends on the processes of supply and demand.
Drought definitions are of two types: (1) conceptual, and (2) operational. Conceptual definitions help understand the meaning of drought and its effects.
Mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, Hayley Wood was the first site to be purchased by the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Naturalists' Trust in 1962. There are many ancient coppice stools in the wood; coppicing was practiced from at least the 13th Century.
The afternoon will feature a visit to Hayley Wood and readings from Evan Ifekoya and more.
You are encouraged to bring snacks and water, comfortable footwear, layers and waterproof clothing. The ground at Hayley Wood is flat, but uneven in places. This event will take place entirely outside and will proceed rain or shine. There are no toilet facilities in Hayley Wood.
 
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