I am in need of some advice and or guidance from someone with more experience with this than I have.
We have four woods two of which already have release pens. The plan this year is to make more use of a wood on the other end of the shoot which has not been used (to release) for over 20 years. I plan to build a new release pen in this wood.
My question(s) are about the (1) Ivy and (2) Yew trees.
The entire wood floor is now covered in a blanket of Ivy - so will the ivy affect the poults?. I do intend to clear what I can - should I clear the Ivy (ground level) out of the release pen?.
There are several Yew trees in the wood so if I build a release pen around or adjacent to one of the Yew trees will it affect the poults?.
It maybe that I am worrying unduly however I don't what to spend time and effort building a new pen if I cannot then make full use of it.
Thanks in advance
OXF