Hazel

Corylus avellana, has copper brown, smooth, peeling bark. Its twigs have reddish glandular hairs and its buds are oval, blunt and hairy. The normal lifespan is around 70+ years, but coppicing enables this tree to live to great ages of several hundred years. Hazel is a very valuable tree for wildlife, it provides food and habitat for moths, butterflies, dormice, squirrels and birds.