In some UK woodlands, every young tree has died. What’s going wrong?

The Guardian newspaper has published an article in collaboration with the MEMBRA Ecology team, specifically Bruno Ladvocate and Rachel Mailes.

The article reports on some as-yet-unpublished work about the regenerative (or that thereof) of Ancient Woodlands.

Please take a look at the article here ->

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/10/britain-ancient-woodlands-failing-regenerate-forests-climate-drought-heat-disease-deer-hope-aoe

Glen Tanar in the Cairngorms national park. Overgrazing by deer, which is particularly prevalent in Scotland’s forests, severely inhibits natural regeneration.