Ancient Woodland Indicators
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Naturalist expert, John Rhyder, walks through a Sussex wood, stopping to identify the plants, trees and physical features of an ancient woodland. John explains how even the surrounding area place names can be indicators of a wood`s history. www.woodcraftsc... An Adliberate film www.adliberate.... for WoodlandsTV www.woodlands.c...
Newly found favorite, John is like so many naturalists, an organic gentleman. ❤️
I was searching for information about indicator species as I recently found Sanicle in a local park - it's the first species you identify in this video!
The blue/purple flower on the tall stem in the video is Ajuga reptans common name bugle. It's native to Europe and can be found in parts of North America. It can be used as a medicinal plant.
Considering ecological succession is helpful also for evaluating the age of a forest. As ecological succession progresses, the ratio of fungi to bacteria will tip further and further in the direction of many more fungi than bacteria. Certain types of plants thrive in soils that are higher in fungal content, while others are inhibited and, rather, thrive in disturbed areas where there are far fewer fungi and far more bacteria.
Very interesting and clear presentation. I would very much like to visit these woodlands if I can ever get back to England. R, California
Nice! Never knew that about field maple. Thanks for posting
Great video. Well presented. Thanks
Fantastic video, John
Behold Ancient Woodland, a beautiful mother, And in need of more love and respect
The presenter did well to play all those instruments and do the presentation as well
Excellent video in a beautiful wood!
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Brilliant
Does anyone know a good source for learning about ancient woodland indicators for all regions of the UK?
BSBI is a good starting location.
@@williamfullofwood7421 Thank you!
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I very much like watching these programes being an axeman.
I just learned the past few weeks about how deer n other grazing animals stop a forest from growing
The little blue flower shown but not mentioned at the end looks like it might be a Lobelia.
Vegetation classification is very different in the US. We base things on dominant or canopy vegetation (after Daubenmire), not on indicator species (after Braun-Blanquet). Perhaps that is because we have more of our original vegetation remaining. When the original vegetation is gone, how does one come to understand what the site potential is? Indicator species are one way. I wish I was more well-versed in the Braun-Blanquet system, then I might be able to get a job in Europe. I am fascinated with European landscapes and vegetation potential, and the "spirit-of-place" of European wild places, especially forests. Hard to tell of course from a video, but this woodland appears by our classification system to be something like a Fagus-Acer/Corylus (Beech-Maple/Hazel) forest. It resonates deeply and calls out to me as a suitable habitat for the likes of myself.
Ajuga
yes for the horses.