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Ecology in action
A woodland is more than just a crowd of trees. Invertebrates and fungi tangle through the soil. Mosses, ferns, flowers and shrubs shelter in the shade. Insects birds and animals feed and breed in the trees.
All stages are equally important. Dead trees support myriads of insects and fungi and give woodpeckers, starlings and nuthatches a place to make their nests.
Down on the ground, countless minute creatiures chew through the leaf mould, breaking it down into rich soil. Soil-dwelling fungi extract and share nutrients with the roots of trees. There is no waste in this dynamic system of growth and decay.
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