Why are woodlands important?
– Trees and forests are crucial to life on our planet. They stabilise the soil, generate oxygen, store carbon, play host to a spectacular variety of wildlife and provide us with raw materials and shelter. Native woodland habitats contain unique and often irreplaceable associations of plants and animals, which have developed over the past 10,000 years since the last Ice Age. They also offer us peace and tranquility, inspire our imaginations and refresh our soul. Riches of the Bog Why are bogs important? – Bogs are one of the few ancient landscapes that still look almost exactly as they did thousands of years ago. They are a window to our past. Native bogland habitats contain unique, and often irreplaceable, associations of plants and animals which have developed over the last 10,000 years since the last Ice Age. Just like the rainforests, bogs are home to some rare and precious plants and animals, which in many cases can survive nowhere else. Raised bogs are globally very rare, highly s
