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Woodlands are amongst our most valued wildlife habitats and places for quiet leisure, and Britian's 'ancient woods' are the most precious of all. Yet, despite their public profile and inherent benefits they bring to people, biodiversity, climate resilience, and our cultural history, they are being actively degraded and destroyed with barely a murmur of protest. Heritage of archaeological and historic features, along with ancient woodland indicators can be swept away in an afternoon. The heritage is lost, and the ecology generally fails to recover. Furthermore, benefits like downstream floodwater mitigation, climate resilience, biodiversity, and carbon capture become negatives such as water pollution, soil erosion, and loss of amenity. A final irony is that far from generating economic benefits, the whole process costs the public, local authorities, and conservation bodies a huge amount of money. The system is flawed.

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Ian Rotherham is Emeritus Professor, The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, former Professor of Environmental Geography, Sheffield Hallam University and previously Principal City Ecologist, Sheffield City Council. He is an ecologist and environmental historian with a particular interest in the landscape history and conservation of woodlands and other countryside areas. He has written and published widely on these topics. He is contactable on ianrotherham36@gmail.com and there is more information on his website: www.ukeconet.org; blog: www.ianswalkonthewildside.wordpress.com/, & on Twitter: @IanThewildside, & @ianthewildside.bsky.social

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