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What is meant by ecological succession?

South Reserves Assistant, Katie Baker, talks us through ecological succession and why it is important for Reserve Managers, in order to maintain precious habitats.

Pollarded willow

Pollarding, not a palaver!

In this series of blogs, our South Reserves Assistant, Katie Baker, talks to us about a variety of traditional techniques which we still use today on many of our reserves. In this blog Katie tells…

Coppiced logs on the ground of a meadow of bluebells in a nature reserve.

Coppicing - what is it?

Our South Reserves Assistant, Katie Baker, explains all about coppicing, what it is and why it's so beneficial to wildlife.

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