I have discovered today that they are temporary protectors to go over coppiced stools where dormice might be hibernating to protect the animals from any accidental damage. Electricity wires run right through the wood and the power company has to clear the trees back to stop them fouling the wires. Because it has had dormouse records over a long period to 2016, special precautions have to be taken as it is a legally protected animal and I am told that a licensed dormouse worker oversees the felling and cutting operation throughout.
The work looks pretty drastic, but it should open up the habitat in the traditional way and make it easier for the dormice to flourish.
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