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flag England faces a deadline to restore native woodlands buried under 20th-century plantations, with conservationists urging urgent action to prevent biodiversity and carbon loss.

flag 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. flag With plantations now mature and ready for harvest, landowners face a critical choice: clear-fell for timber or restore to native woodland. flag At Penn Wood in Buckinghamshire, continuous cover forestry is successfully reviving native plants like bluebells and birches. flag Despite a government 2030 target to restore most planted ancient woodlands—especially on public land—almost no private land has been restored recently. flag 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.

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