Fascinating. I always thought mature woodland was resistant to fire, but wasn't 100% sure.
Confirmed.
It could spur interesting debate re natural, hands-off rewilding vs accelerated ecological succession by planting oak, etc.
Any rewilding is better than nothing!
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Confirmed.
It could spur interesting debate re natural, hands-off rewilding vs accelerated ecological succession by planting oak, etc.
Any rewilding is better than nothing!
CC @irishrainforest.bsky.social
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George Monbiot
14. It also claims this burning makes the land less prone to wildfires. Yes, as an ecosystem tries to return to woodland, its intermediate successional stages can be fire-prone. But well-established woodland is very hard to burn. Swaling, by interrupting the succession, keeps the land flammable.
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