Tanglewood – birch, hazel, hawthorn and ..rabbits
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An area of tangled wood grew from an event some 50 years ago. Julian explains how it affected part of his wood.
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3 comments so far
bassfuryvi
June 28, 2010
fascinating…makes so much sense ..with the rabbits out of the equation for a few years..of course..thanks for sharing.
createrainbowz
June 29, 2010
Love tanglewoods, very interesting thank you.
robin wood
November 7, 2010
Hmmm the ground flora looks rather more developed than one would expect from what was an area of pasture 50 years ago, was that dogs mercury and Ramsoms? Is there other evidence besides the aerial photos? Personally I am dubious about the theory that rabbits maintained pasture and their removal created woodland. In my experience farm livestock whether sheep or cattle are the crucial thing, were they grazing this area at that time? Rabbits will make their grazing grounds very short sward but without larger herbivores scrub grows up alongside.