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Wood for the Trees UK is a series of short films exploring the future of UK woodlands and forests, from film-maker, environmentalist and outdoor educator Charly Le Marchant and Vastern Timber managing director Tom Barnes
Replica of the "Sweet Track", a coppiced trackway across the Avalon Marshes in Somerset uncovered by peat cutters and dated to 3806 BC.
2/ Coppicing is one of the oldest known forms of woodland management — with evidence from the Somerset Levels showing it was used as early as 4,000 BCE to build trackways across marshes.
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1/ 🌳 Watch our new film!
“Coppicing – Can the oldest style of woodland management bring UK woodlands back to life?”
🎥 youtu.be/l6UMLLj74BU
At the Ancient Woodland: Past, Present and Future conference in Birmingham, one message was unmistakable: AW need protect under law and PAWs restoration needs to increase. Ancient woodland should be treated as irreplaceable, not optional scenery. See campaigns below
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We visited Torry Hill Chestnut Fencing - a 5th gen family business in Kent, to film our next episode on #coppicing. By buying and expanding the business they helped to keep coppicing alive in the region after the pulp market collapsed, showing the value of #traditionalskills
#ukforestry #woodland
The first step of #ancientwoodlandrestoration is to halt further decline by removing the threats to the health and natural diversity of the #Woodlands, supporting it's #NaturalRegeneration.
Learn more about these amazing #forests and how to restore them in our latest film youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...
At last month’s #ifnotnowthenwhen Rewilding Conference, Charly premiered a 10‑minute version of our film on #restoringancientwoodlands. It was met with some great really feedback 🌳🎬
Coming soon to our channel, a new film on #coppicing now in the works.
#WoodForTheTrees #Rewilding #AncientWoodlands
Follow us and watch the full film on our YouTube channel to find out more. youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...
The 3 stages of #ancientwoodlandrestoration are to halt further decline, transform back to #nativewoodland and to maximise #ecological integrity. Mick Bracken (Woodland Trust) explains in all these stages it is #light that is the most important factor.
🌲What is #ancientwoodland? Land that has been continuously wooded for at least 400 years, during the mid 20th century, nearly half of them were felled and replanted mostly with fast-growing #timber species. Now these precious #Ecosystems are small and fragmented and cover less than 3% of UK land. 🌳
If you would like to learn more about these amazing woodlands and resporing them watch our recent film youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...
The Woodland Trust are championing #ancientwoodlandrestoration too! Join their campaign below...
They say "Unless our government acts decisively, we risk losing these #preciousecosystems forever. Urge your minister to rescue our damaged ancient woods now."
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-t...
Find out more about #ancientwoodlandrestoration by watching our latest film youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...
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#Ancientwoodlands are vital for biodiversity but many have become #Ghostwoods "once thriving ancient woodlands felled in the 20th century and now smothered by monoculture plantations." @wildcard.land's new Ghost Wood campaign is calling on @forestryengland.bsky.social to restore these lost habitats.
Our film-maker Charly lived at Coed Hills for some years and is excited to be back this weekend for #Coedffest to celebrate and share films including the newly released “Ancient Woodland Restoration - The Story of Light and Life” along with two others from the WFTT series, and Q&A afterwards.
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🌳 Our New Film! Journey with us to Cornwall, exploring #ancientwoodlandsrestoration on land that now covers less than 3% of the UK @philsturgeon.com (Protect Earth) at High Wood & Mick Bracken (Woodland Trust) at Millook. Discover why such ecosystems matter and how they bring hope for biodiversity!
Oceanic Rainforests. Millook on the North Cornish coast is a prime example of why we need to protect and restore these rare #ecosystems. #TemperateRainforest #Conservation
High Wood, Liskeard: Conifer timber forest, in the process of #ancientwoodlandrestoration. In our next film see how Protect Earth is breathing new life into this ancient forest. #LostRainforestOfBritain
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From #conifer plantations to #nativewoodlands: Charly has been down in Cornwall filming the transformation PAWs sites. A story of hope for our #ancientwoodlands. #WoodlandRevival
SIGN THIS IMPORTANT PETITION! Stop Dartington Hall Trust destroying a groundcreaking, 31 year old #foodforest @agroforestryrt.bsky.social a unique example that has inspired both our film maker @pocketfullofacorns.bsky.social and myself to create our own #forestgardens.
#WorldRewildingDay Gratitude to everyone championing the revival of #naturalecosystems @rewildingbritain.org.uk
At recent screening of 'Wilding'
@kneppwilding.bsky.social alongside our film below, people said it really helped to explain what was happening in #rewilding and why
#rewildingtogether
Woodland creation and management are key to delivering significant environmental benefits, from boosting biodiversity to enhancing ecosystem resilience. 🦉🌿
Learn how improving existing woodlands and creating new ones can maximize their environmental value: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/143260-...
@woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social is a series about the future of UK trees and woodlands, by Tom Barnes of Vastern Timber and forest film-maker Charly Le Marchant. Some good info here about #woodlandmanagement in the uk.
In our 2nd film Tom meets Dougal Driver head of www.growninbritain.org/ who encourage responsible #woodlandmanagement, and certify UK #woodland products Discussing how successful management ensures #productiveforests, delivering #biodiversity, #carboncapture and #watermanagement benefits.
Our first #woodforthetreesuk film introducing our first series, way back in 2019! We wanted to record a series of conversations with #woodland experts about the future of our #forests, to show at the #COP26 UN Climate Change summit in Scotland. Here's why...
#Agroforestry in the UK: What’s Holding it Back? @blewinbell.bsky.social from #Riverford explores the challenges and potential of combining #agriculture and #forestry, offering insights into the benefits of this approach. youtu.be/CNegVN8wOzg?... 🧵4/4 #InternationalWomensDay
Growing #ImprovedTrees for a #LowCarbonFuture: Dr. Jo Clark from @futuretreestrust.bsky.social shares her expertise on selecting robust tree genetics aimed at ensuring the health and viability of future forests. youtu.be/iiKw_vC1RIY?... 🧵3/4 #InternationalWomensDay
