Surveying a woodland
by Sarah, 9 November, 2011, 0 comments
When I went looking for woodland to buy, I looked at the ground before the trees, which probably sounds a bit odd. If you’ve seen people looking at the floor in a car park and wondered what on earth they were doing; unless they’ve dropped their keys, they’re probably botanists. What is growing on the ground can tell you all sorts of things like how old the woodland is and what type of soil you have. I am only an amateur and although I do have the advantage of some professional training in the field of surveying for wildlife, you don’t need it if you want to survey your own wood. Read more...
