You don't have to destroy a wood to kill it!
Ancient woodland can be placed at risk by neighbouring development.
Quarries, roads, housing, aviation and waste disposal developments are being built right up to the edge of ancient woods which means they suffer from:
- Chemical pollution - including air pollution, polluted water run-off
- Disturbance including noise and light pollution and soil disturbance
- Fragmentation - developments separate sites from each other making it harder for them to survive
- Introduction of non-native species which out-compete native plants
These add to the cumulative effects of development in the area which are already making it difficult for ancient woodland to survive, and in the longer term will inevitably make the woods more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
What you can do:
Watch the 'Neighbours from Hell' film. You wouldn't put up with this from next door...
Upload your photos. Show us your pictures of nasty woodland neighbours...
Tell us about a threat. Let us know about woods that you feel are at risk.
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