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England faces a deadline to restore native woodlands buried under 20th-century plantations, with conservationists urging urgent action to prevent biodiversity and carbon loss.
Conservationists warn England is running out of time to restore ancient woodlands buried under 20th-century conifer plantations, with the Woodland Trust calling it the “last chance” to save these ecologically vital “forgotten forests.” After being clear-felled or poisoned post-World War II, many native woodlands still hold surviving soils, seeds, and native species.
With plantations now mature and ready for harvest, landowners face a critical choice: clear-fell for timber or restore to native woodland.
At Penn Wood in Buckinghamshire, continuous cover forestry is successfully reviving native plants like bluebells and birches.
Despite a government 2030 target to restore most planted ancient woodlands—especially on public land—almost no private land has been restored recently.
The Trust urges legal protection, redirected funding from new planting to restoration, and a clear national plan to prevent irreversible loss of biodiversity and carbon storage.
Inglaterra se enfrenta a una fecha límite para restaurar bosques nativos enterrados bajo plantaciones del siglo XX, con conservacionistas instando a una acción urgente para prevenir la biodiversidad y la pérdida de carbono.