ANCIENT woodland in Corby has been getting a facelift by volunteers from The Wildlife Trust.
The King's Wood nature reserve is the oldest part of Rockingham Forest and is being spruced up by volunteers from the trust after receiving a grant.
The Fit for a King project was set up after the Waste Recycling Group donated £7,000 in Gift Aid for the work on the green space in the heart of Corby.
Three volunteers and two members of the trust have been coppicing, laying trees and hedges to increase the range of habitats, and also removing litter and clearing ponds.
Stuart Baker is a countryside management student and has volunteered his time for work experience.
He said: "It's hard work but it certainly keeps you warm. "Historically, the forest was coppiced so we are trying to return it to coppiced woodland and how it would have been managed."
At the end of the day you can see what you have cleared and know when you come back
next year you will see the growth that has come through.
next year you will see the growth that has come through.
"At the moment it looks like a bomb site but next year it will look like a woodland glade."
Lisa Adams, reserve officer at the Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, is also working at the site.
She said: "Coppicing is a traditional managing method for woodland. You cut back strands of trees and it provides a mosaic of habitats."
It reinvigorates and prolongs the life of lots of old trees and various species.
"The King's Wood remains one of the best examples of the medieval Rockingham Forest, which is initially thought to have survived so long because of its value as a preserve for the king's deer and later because of the expansion of Corby around it.
Corby Council also promoted it as the first local nature reserve in the county.
From: Northanset.co.uk
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