The woodland area of each ‘walk’ was divided into coppices, mostly growing hazel for fencing (hurdles) and charcoal. Cobley, with Cobley Lodge just inside Dorset, had over 50 coppices, each ...
A typical family farm would have to put 159% of annual profits into paying the new inheritance tax every year for a decade and could have to sell 20% of their land, according to new analysis.