...awareness of practicalities around access, income or legal issues. Sustainable management keeps woodlands healthy. It includes activities like thinning (removing some trees to give others space to grow), planting new...
...leafy landscape changed During the Neolithic (‘neo’ meaning new) period, around 4000 to 2000 BCE, the population grew and the climate improved. This resulted in a huge societal shift from...
...proliferate in damp ride edges. Common lizards dart between bracken leaves, while grass snakes patrol ride-edge ditches hunting for frogs and newts. Adders may be found basking on sunny banks....
...will also vary between species, with trees like oak often being at their most valuable when they are over 100 years in age. Softwood species like spruce can be at...
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