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Wood for the Trees UK

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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

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jan 21

What's the future for UK #woodlands and #forests? Everyone's talking about #treeplanting, but there is lot to consider: What do we plant? Where? Why? Who pays? How is it managed? In our short films we interview experts to provide insights and ideas.
#trees #uktimber #rewilding #agroforestry

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Sep 22

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

Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Aug 30

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?...

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Aug 13

Ancient Woodland Restoration - A story of life and light.

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Aug 13

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.

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jul 26

Watch the full film youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...

Ancient Woodland Restoration - A story of life and light.

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jul 26

🌲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. 🌳

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jul 19

If you would like to learn more about these amazing woodlands and resporing them watch our recent film youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...

Ancient Woodland Restoration - A story of life and light.

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jul 19

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."
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Rescue our Forgotten Forests - Woodland Trust

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jun 19

Find out more about #ancientwoodlandrestoration by watching our latest film youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...

#woodforthetreesuk

Ancient Woodland Restoration - A story of life and light.

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jun 19

#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.

Rewild the Ghost Woods - Wild Card

The UK's ancient woodlands were cut down and replaced with ghostly timber plantations. Rewild the Ghost Woods campaigns for their restoration

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jun 19

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Coed Ffest 2025 - Snappy Tickets

Come and celebrate the Summer Solstice at Coed Rural Art Space! Arrivals from 3pm, Friday 20st June. Leaving by no later than mid day Monday 23th June. Coed Ffest is a unique mini festival, a camp sty...

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Jun 19

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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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · May 8

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · May 8

🌳 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!

Ancient Woodland Restoration - A story of life and light.

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Apr 26

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

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Apr 18

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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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Apr 17

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What's the future for British forests? Everyone is talking about tree planting, but there is lot more to consider than just planting the trees. What do we plant? Where? Why? Who pays? How is it manage...

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Apr 17

From #conifer plantations to #nativewoodlands: Charly has been down in Cornwall filming the transformation PAWs sites. A story of hope for our #ancientwoodlands. #WoodlandRevival

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Mar 24

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.

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Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Mar 20

#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

Rewilding: Regenerating the Treescape, part 10 of Wood for the Trees

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Forest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · Jan 30

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-...

New report reviews management and creation of woodland for biodiversity and wider environmental benefits - Forest Research

Forest Research has published a new report which summarises the current evidence on how woodland management and creation affects biodiversity, ecosystem resilience and key environmental benefits.

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Mar 16

@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.

The Importance of Woodland Management: Wood For The Trees, Film #2: Jan2020

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Mar 16

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.

The Importance of Woodland Management: Wood For The Trees, Film #2: Jan2020

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Wood for the Trees UK @woodforthetreesuk.bsky.social · Mar 15

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...

The Future of Britain's Forests. Wood For The Trees Film #1 Introduction

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