Semi-Natural Oak Woodlands

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This paper explains that human impact, especially that associated with increasing residential land use conversion, has reduced the original oak forest cover to the extent that the oak woodlands are at risk. The author explains that the extent of oak woods in the U.K. is estimated to be between 70,000 and 100,000 hectares, concentrated in the areas of Argyll, Devon, Cumbria, Lochaber, Gwynedd, and Cornwall. The paper relates that conservation measures are being taken to develop mixed woodlands or reversions to open moorland, to establish historic parks and open moorlands, and to use fences, thus ensuring the protection of these oak woodlands.

From the Paper:

"Oak woodlands are habitats having oak and birch as the dominant species in the canopy. Other species of trees that are often found in the area or habitat include holly, rowan, hazel and alder. Oak woodlands in England often tend to be many years old. For example, the oak woodlands in Greater Manchester are estimated to have been wooded continuously since 1600 AD. Secondary woodlands are those that have naturally colonized open ground, usually after the land has been used for some other purpose."

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