Why We Remove Trees and Scrub at Our Reserves

26th September 2023

Contractor on Whinless Down removing scrub and cutting back hedges with machinery.

Whinless down before scrub removal, thick with vegetation.

Whinless down before scrub removal with the ground opened up and clear.

Coppice plot before showing a woodland full of trees.

Coppice plot after coppicing showing the stumps of trees left behind.

Kevin Duvall

January on Hothfield Heathlands: Berries & celebrations

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If December was a merry berry month for humans celebrating mid-winter festivities, January and February are serious berry months for birds and mammals aiming to survive winter...

©️ Margery Thomas

December on Hothfield Heathlands: Mosses and lichens

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In our December instalment about Hothfield we focus on mosses and lichens on the reserve. Read on to find out more.

Ranger Hannah

Meet the enchanting heath fritillary butterfly

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This rare butterfly relies on wild woodlands - learn more & support its future.

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