Habitat stacks and dead wood habitat Us conservation types often get accused of not “tidying up” very well following work in woodlands. Lots of people expect woodlands to be full of big trees with a clear floor for the dog to run about in, and maybe the odd stick to throw. Whilst these woodlands are lovely in their own right, they’re not brilliant for nature. Imagine what happened in the wildwoods before we started managing them. There would be huge trees that eventually died of old age or got blown over in a big storm. Back then nobody scurried... read more
