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Give all ancient woodland statutory legal protection.
In the UK it has been said that we are down to just 2% of our total land space covered by ancient woodland which is widely regarded as one of our most important wildlife habitats yet it's still under threat. If landowners don't protect this land they should be made to sell it to someone who will.
Ancient woodland is an important store of seeds and invertebrates needed for potential rewildling & flood prevention as described by George Monbiot & the Woodland Trust in their various campaigns. While saplings have been planted in offsetting schemes, these young trees take a long time to reach maturity and the ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that mature trees in ancient woodland can. It also requires a lot of work for these plantations to reach the same conservation value.
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Last stand for Europe's remaining ancient forest as loggers prepare to move in
Europe’s last primeval forest is facing what campaigners call its last stand as loggers prepare to start clear-cutting trees, following the dismissal of dozens of scientists and conservation experts opposed to the plan.
 Spring happens all at once, and the woods feel giddy Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge 25 May 2016 |  Thrushling tests the edges of its hedge-world Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge 11 May 2016 |  Floating crowfoot toughs it out with the frogs Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge 4 May 2016 |
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 It's getting steamy in the hedgerow Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge 27 April 2016 |  Towers in a landscape Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge 13 April 2016 |  Crow and the vernal egg Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge 31 March 2016 |
 The Gothic Charm of Cormorants Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge 24 February 2016 |  An extract from Herbaceous  by Paul Evans, published by Little Toller Books Yellow. p.28 |  A Monstrous Thing An extract from Field Notes From The Edge by Paul Evans, published by Rider Books, 2015 Chapter 3. Strand p.38 - p.41 |
 Snowdrop An extract from Herbacoues by Paul Evans, published by Little Toller Books White. p.33 - p.34 |  The light that made me blink |  3 February 2016 Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge The pigeon cocked a conspiratorial eye at the dog as we walked by. A wind ferocious enough to peel the bird from its perch and blow it away had little effect. The pigeon sat out the squall with saintly patience. |
 13 January 2016 Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge. The snipe are not skulking, they’re invisible. Six stand together in the rushes beside Venus Pool, six winged probes the colour of winter marshes, |  6 January 2016 Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge The feeling of just being watched does not make this place eldritch. A strange, otherworldly, wood, it can feel unsettling at the best of times.... |  Nature photographs by Maria Nunzia @Varvera |
 9 January 2016 Guardian Country Diary Wenlock Edge Floating in the fog free of meanings. |