This work is being carried as part of a five year woodland management programme to promote biodiversity...
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The work includes thinning trees in the area highlighted in yellow on the right-hand compartment in map below. There are also plans to do path widening from Rousebarn Lane car park to the corner of the wood by Jacotts Nursery end, shown in yellow on left-hand side of wood on map.
Thinning the trees allows light to reach the woodland floor, which promotes the growth of woodland wildflowers, bramble and regeneration of trees. This mosaic of habitats supports a wider range of insects, birds and mammals than a closed canopy woodland, where the ground is bare. The work to widen the paths also provides light to promote the growth of ground flora on the path edges, encouraging more butterflies and birds.
