Growing A Woodland: Ten Years In

Pam Macdonald introduces us to her now ten-year-old woodland at Higher Druid Wood on the edge of Dartmoor, showcasing the different species and reasons for growing, including carbon capture, climate resilience, creating a wildlife corridor, increased biodiversity, soil replenishment, and edible produce. It's surprising how tall trees can grow in only ten years! #woodland # TreeNursery #plantingawoodland

Thanks to Pam Macdonald at Higher Druid Wood.

[billastell]

I love what you've been doing there Pam. I've been doing the same on my 30 acres in Canada for 38 years. Hard to believe how fast trees will grow. Or perhaps the time just slips by. Either way planting a tree, in my opinion, is planting some love for the future.

[BigB]

Love to see things grow. Everyone as a child should experience an old growth forest. It transforms the mind and soul. Imagine if the world stopped fishing and clear cutting for ten years. At the same time plant and rewild where ever possible. Nice to dream anyway. Great video!!

[mrmadness]

‘Soil is acid, stoney, & poor, ’ sounds perfect for chestnut! I understand it’s a fast grower too.

[Nitka]

What a beautiful place! Love the idea of trees with all the flowers for pollinators and fruits...absolutely stunning....

[littlemrpinkness]

Just to see her at the beginning, ambling along in what looks like hundred-year-old forest, the startling caption saying 10 years old, was so amazing I couldn't stop watching.

It all looks so peaceful and serene, and her relaxed way of talking just adds to the mood. I want to go there and sit for awhile.

[andrewkirby]

Beautiful work, the world desperately needs more people like you in it

[batyushki]

We are 3 years into our native tree growing in Ireland, it is a fun prospect looking forward to seeing them grow over the coming decades. We have some deer pressure but I'm hopeful that most will do well. We have them thickly planted and will thin when they get a bit bigger.

[Napsteraspx]

Rewinding the meadows is especially important because it builds soil over time. Healthy soil is one the best ways of storing carbon, pulls it back into a usable form by life.

[DavidWoodArtist]

Really lovely and very envious of people who own a wood. I wonder if Woodlands TV or Pam could recomend a general book on understanding woodland growth, perhaps something not too scientific.

[jessicafisher]

Pam love the work you've done, keep going

[ynoyxcy]

Thank you for your lovely presentation Pam. Well done to you and your husband.

[stumpfarm]

I like what you are doing, just started some similar work on land that was clear cut in 2019.

[CF]

Awesome video, you're doing a beautiful amazing thing 🙏❤️ Keep greening the land!!!!

[OviHentea]

Love what you did! May many more land owners think this way.

It may be that they grew slower because they didn't have competition for light. In more dense patterns, the shade one throws onto the next pushes them up towards the sky faster. This is employed in the Miyawaki forest technique

[nl]

the open ground bertween trees is where your insects, flowers and real bio is

[kellymoss]

I absolutely love this, such a wonderful jobs you've done. I dream of doing the same

[bluebowser]

If your ground is acidic you should plant blueberries. I know they're not native, but they will be adored by humans and birds alike.

[lordhanson]

This is absolutely fantastic. I'm in the process of saving up for land to do this myself. I'm happy that others are doing this too.

[WhatWeDoChannel]

That was interesting! Here in Southern Ontario Canada, when they are establishing new woodlands (which is a big thing now) they usually start with Red Pines planted in rows. After a few decades they will take out one row in four and thin out the poor quality trees from the remaining rows. Now other species will naturally grow up in the space opened up. I think it’s all about producing good straight timber trees.

[brettharter]

Well done for planting native species. North East planted a bunch of fast growing california trees and the recent wind blew 40% of them down haha