I am thinking willow or Beech, maybe sweet chestnut. Beech trees keep their leaves though and this hasn't. I have carved a piece and it was very nice which makes me think willow.
I stumped..
I need a pic of the tree and a reasonable bu not too close shot of the bark that would help aid ID greatly so would a pic of the grain of the wood.
I trawled my brain and my books and come up short... more info please
Beech trees have the dead brown leaves on them in the winter. Or I could be a total plonker!
PS- Your binary is very good.
But the leaves are dead, they do not regrow?
The area of a beech tree closest to the roots (about 2m wide and 2.5m high) is called the "juvenile cone". The last seasons leaves are retained through the winter within this area. Beech hedges are clipped to remain within the juvenile cone. (source - Alan Mitchell. Complete guide to Trees of Britain and Northern Europe).