When the woodland wind blows ….
by Angus, 19 April, 2014, 0 comments
Winds are critical to our woodlands - they help to strengthen the trees and they spread seeds and pollen. They are also sometimes the main reason a woodland is there, as a shelter-belt to protect housing or agriculture from prevailing winds. But how much notice do we take of wind patterns? Our history of urbanisation has also been a history of moving indoors and many people nowadays spend only a tiny proportion of their lives outdoors. Read more...