The Secret Forest Beneath the Trees | Wytham Woods

People don’t usually describe plants as ‘moving’ organisms. We often think of landscapes like woodlands as changing little year-to-year, but that’s due to our perception.
Plants exist on a different timeline. Human life, to them, is on fast-forward.
Over long periods (and even some shorter ones), plants move around a great deal, but we didn’t always have evidence for this. Luckily, renowned researcher Keith Kirby shows how Wytham Woods can demonstrate the way plants travel.
On a ramble through the brambles, we’ll learn about the longest record of woodland ground flora change in Britain, and why Keith’s amazing data set continues to be vital for researchers worldwide.
Video made by Angel Sharp Media: www.angelsharp.com
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