Deer in woodlands
Updated: 2024-06-22 08:02:27
Woodland covers some 1,000 hectares of the Ashdown Forest, that is roughly 40% of its area. Much of the woodland is relatively young. However, the forest’s capacity for regeneration / renewal is being damaged by overgrazing. Local deer populations have grown and now represent a problem. Deer browse / graze on vegetation, shoots, flower buds […]
At present, our forests and many across much of Europe have a medley of different species, and this has been the case for many hundreds of years. They have survived minor fluctuations in climate and weather. However, now climate and weather are changing in significant ways. There are more extreme weather events, ranging from unprecedented […]