Good Woods supports dormouse habitat in Kent woodland

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The Heaths Countryside Corridor received a visit from woodland advisor Mike Phillips on 14th August through the Good Woods project. The charity local to the villages of Charing Heath and Lenham Heath in Kent purchased Hurst Wood from the company that owns High Speed 1 after the woodland had been dissected by the building of the new railway. It was bought with the intention of allowing responsible public access and to safeguard the wildlife that has made Hurst Wood its home.

Cord-forming fungi in British woodlands

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Sylva scholar Kirsty Monk, has co-authored a paper published in the Royal Forestry Society’s journal out this month, describing the role and importance of the lesser known group of ecosystem engineers in British woodlands; cord-forming fungi. With fellow author Gabriel Hemery, they examine the extent of our fungal knowledge and discuss their implications for forestry in the future.