To plant..? Or just wait?

Today I read and article in the online ‘Conversation’ – my daily news feed from the world of academia. It’s the story of how a piece of land adjacent to an ancient wood was deliberately abandoned 60 years ago to see what happened. And it’s a fascinating contribution to the planting (plastic shelters; imported trees; cost) versus rewilding (slow; natural ecology; cheap) debate. For my own part, I think the crucial factor at Monk’s Wood was the adjacent ancient wood, a perfect source of naturally regenerative seeds and seed spreaders. The same process would be much slower where new woodland plots are isolated.

https://theconversation.com/monks-wood-wilderness-60-years-ago-scientists-let-a-farm-field-rewild-heres-what-happened-163406?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202011419762&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202011419762+CID_e71a58f35323ec9af1ee24058c4a901d&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Monks%20Wood%20Wilderness%2060%20years%20ago%20scientists%20let%20a%20farm%20field%20rewild%20%20heres%20what%20happened

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