As a teacher in countryside South Korea, I wonder if our school forest classifies as a temperate rainforest. Alison's lecture is eye-opening. The bark ph table is very helpful. I only wonder: what type of rainforest do you have in mind ? Is holly not to be expected in a British rainforest (as rhododendrons are in Korea) ? In our school forest (37 years old, Quercus mongolica dominant, rich shrub flora, lots of vines) there would be another management issue, slowly-decomposing leaf litter (Q. mongolica, Zelkova serrata).
@katharinebarrett49299 күн бұрын
So beautiful .💮🥀🐝🪲🐞
@hilaryreilly78410 күн бұрын
Love this ... seeing bees buzzing round flowers always makes me smile! 😊
@JamesJones-jy8vs10 күн бұрын
I find it really difficult to switch-off, but listening to this helped. Thank you!
@richardortyl755012 күн бұрын
Beautiful
@richardortyl755012 күн бұрын
Lets hope our politicians can see the strength of feeling to save our nature
@jackstone429129 күн бұрын
No Mow Summer please everybody. Not just May …….
@JamaicaWhiteMan29 күн бұрын
Well done, good work. But having been to the UK a few times (I'm a Canadian living in Jamaica), it's clear that the introduction of sheep thousands of years ago is what devastated the island. You need to get rid of those things or it's all a lost cause.
@jackcooper499828 күн бұрын
Sheep were fine until the war, they provided good livelyhood and the foundation of many many settlements across britain. during the war, many shepards were conscripted or changed roles and free grazing was prefered, this meant there were no restraints on the sheep and there was no knowledge of shepards for the best or healthiest grazing land and all the areas that could've regenerated and relied on herbivory in their ecology suddently had no hope.
@JamaicaWhiteMan28 күн бұрын
@@jackcooper4998 Got it, thanks. But what I mostly remember is an almost total lack of forests compared to Canada and Jamaica - just little pockets. In Wales and Scotland, big barren hills with sheep roaming around on them. It seemed like a wasteland. I couldn't understand it, because I can't even wear wool - it gives me a rash. And rabbits everywhere outside of town in England! No surprise because there really haven't been predators for thousands of years. Much respect to the guys doing the project in this video, but you need to introduce wolves or something.
@jackcooper499827 күн бұрын
@@JamaicaWhiteMan rabbits had mixamatosis introduced in the 60s which keeps the population down. You're right it's a green desert, but that's also deer especially in Scotland. It's also farming which cleared it, so sheep arent all to blame, it's the management (as always)
@jamesgrant720118 күн бұрын
Sheep have nothing to do with the lack of biodiversity.They have been in the UK for several hundred if not thousands of years and helped make the country rich during the medieval period and we still had abundant meadows and biodiversity.The real loss started during the second world war with the dig for victory campaigns and since then intensive farming and a population increase
@jackcooper49988 күн бұрын
@@jamesgrant7201 it is sheep, I'm not saying get rid of them all, I mean that the farming practices have changed so now sheep farming IS intense, they're not sheparded, they're overwintered in delecate uplands, they roam wider than ever before.
@mywildwelshgarden-es3frАй бұрын
Sut byddwch chi`n stopio`r defaid o bwyta iddo fe? How will you stop the sheep from eating it?
@100NoddyАй бұрын
💜
@andrewjinks7546Ай бұрын
Da iawn :)
@ysabellppАй бұрын
Exactly what I’ve been looking for thank you ! I’ve been hiking and wild camping all over the Cairngorms and I love its unique flora and landscapes
@greenpaulineukАй бұрын
Beautiful 💚👏
@greenpaulineukАй бұрын
Fantastic but don’t mow it until the end of the season 💚
@erikajakins73942 ай бұрын
Good garden videos
@DanielleMacMartin2 ай бұрын
This makes me so happy! Thank you - I work promoting biodiversity for nutrient dense food in farming. It’s quite difficult getting farmers to understand the benefits of biodiversity on all dynamic ecological systems and farm production. Wonderful data collection and observations. All the best.
@jackstone42912 ай бұрын
No Mow summer you mean. Please everyone
@PlantlifeVideo2 ай бұрын
Hi Jack, we encourage people to start with No Mow May, then continue through to the summer (June and July) June with Let it Bloom June and July where possible. www.plantlife.org.uk/let-it-bloom-june-no-mow-may-is-over-whats-next/
@Debbie-henri2 ай бұрын
Nice to see uncut lawns. I've just subscribed to Plantlike UK's channel and added my garden to the record. I didn't know about Plantlife UK when I decided to stop mowing my grass 21 years ago. It was through Joel Ashton's channel that I found out about this 'No Mow May' project at all. I don't mow the grass at any time of year. In fact, I don't own a mower. Walking established pathways over my grass is enough to wear them down to short turf all year round, and I use a broom or my foot to flick back any growth that flops over the path. It has been amazing the way this garden has evolved over the past 21 years. It started as an exhausted 2 acre corner of ex-pasture, gnawed down by sheep, rock showing through a third of it, the soil thin elsewhere. I just let it go fallow and successive types of wild flowers take turns to dominate - clover, buttercups, trefoil. There are a lot if different types of grass in there, from tall clumps to fine festucas. My garden isn't totally wild. The original idea was to have a semi-wild/permaculture combination. So, there are a lot of fruit bearing plants in there now, these planted into the grass. I have found that Nature adds at least one new species of wildflower every year (one that I notice anyway). I do add occasional wildflowers too (grew Cowslips from purchased seed, and collected a few others from wild seed as well). Fungi are also making inroads into the garden. Had a fine crop of Fly Agaric 3 years ago, in the same place as Birch Bolete (I believe these 2 species are in cahoots). Also get the occasional Griselle and Cracked Bolete, plus a lot that can be put under the heading of LBM... I know a few fungi, but I'm better at flowers and trees. Love mosses and lichens too. I have a couple of Alders that are nicely decorated with clumps of lichen, and Dog Lichen over a few exposed rocks. One of the strangest things I came across on one of my recent walks was this moss that had been sadly run over and abused by farm traffic. Actually, I only assume its a moss. I don't know 100% what it is. A part of it had a little bit of root on it still so I took it home, trimmed it carefully, and put it in the same light conditions I found it. It appears to have survived (possible buds). But, try as I might, just can't identify it. It's apple green in colour, and consists of long, firm stems a few mms wide and covered in mossy fuzz, almost like animal fur. It creeps about prostrate to floor (I suppose, looking over the remains as best I could), almost like long 'Gollum like' fingers. They branch off here and there, occasionally sending up some upstanding clumps of similarly fuzzy stems. Have no clue as to how long the moss mat might grow. Never seen anything like it before (live South West Scotland), and I couldn't find any good images online to point me in the right direction. I found a society for these sorts of things, but don't have the financial ability to become a member. Does the description ring any bells?
@PlantlifeVideo2 ай бұрын
Hi Debbie, your lawn sounds brilliant. The moss sounds interesting too. I am afraid there are so many different moss and bryophytes it is hard to identify. If you could take photos of them yourself and send them to us we might be able to identify them. Thank you for your message.
@Debbie-henri2 ай бұрын
Do you not keep a few of these plants in reserve in various gardens so you can continue cultivating them for future releases? I almost paid the price of moving a wild flower that appeared in my garden, moving it to what I thought was a better spot (and should have been!), but for some reason, despite its apparent vigour, it took a sudden dislike to the new area and died. However, I'd left a bit behind in the original spot and it continued to thrive. I leave it where it's happy now.
@marknoble4152 ай бұрын
Great video but the Ghost Orchid isn't any rarer than the Lady's Slipper.
@iakdrawllim412728 күн бұрын
I beg to differ, unless you could prove me wrong! There are multiple sightings as of this year of Cypripedium up north, and as far as I know, still only one sighting of the ghost orchid
@marknoble41528 күн бұрын
Only because they've been re-introduced. This isn't a competition. Both are as rare.
@OrlandoJohnson-sw2mu2 ай бұрын
In Jamaica top trelawny Litchfield at the little football field and right hand district vido
@Ashley-uk4ld2 ай бұрын
Dave, I wish I'd heard about this earlier! It's now 2024. I live in that small corner of the UK known as Northern Ireland where I believe there are a couple very small remnants of TEMPERATE RAINFOREST. I should explore. Thank you for this talk! 🌳🌳🌳
@PlantlifeVideo2 ай бұрын
That is great to know. We are glad you enjoyed the talk.
@Ashley-uk4ld2 ай бұрын
💚💚👍👍💚💚👍👍💚💚
@Ashley-uk4ld2 ай бұрын
Amazing! Wonderful! 💚💚👍👍💚💚
@HelenD-jg8ln3 ай бұрын
Great idea to video this, it will make it even easier for those who feel they don’t know exactly how to do it!
@0622michaelhorne4 ай бұрын
I've watched this several times and it's now my favourite "how to' guide for meadow creation! Thank you both so much for taking the time to present this!
@nigelwallis92234 ай бұрын
Just brilliant, thank you 👏
@Travellersjoy35 ай бұрын
Very informative, thank you
@liannesim95585 ай бұрын
When will we get an update ?
@angelataylor93446 ай бұрын
Excellent introduction to identifying trees in winter.
@PlantlifeVideo6 ай бұрын
Thank you
@vigouroso6 ай бұрын
Save the rainforests!!!
@pthompson9936 ай бұрын
Great to see your business reaping the benefits of a more environmentally sustainable system! Win win.
@leecox70957 ай бұрын
Diolch Hywel
@richardortyl75507 ай бұрын
Thank you for looking after our wonderful wildlife
@GG-mu4wg7 ай бұрын
This was useful, thanks for the great info 👍
@volodymyrgrevo74057 ай бұрын
❤🎉
@sarbanibhaduri50998 ай бұрын
lovely!
@simonretallick98008 ай бұрын
Thank you for speaking for so many of us, Leif! The grief is unbearable.
@ThePatrioticEgg9 ай бұрын
I'm often too indifferent to species loss, but the twin-flower is a banger, and would be a great shame to lose. Linnaeus' favourite flower with good reason. Cheers for this
@NitroseFarm9 ай бұрын
Wow, breathtaking!
@richardortyl75509 ай бұрын
Beautiful. Thank you for your work
@shalyndaw9 ай бұрын
💚😍🌱😍💚
@megsim96789 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤🌱
@Jenniferconverseart9 ай бұрын
I love all these films , I find myself watching over and over. I say more!
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As a teacher in countryside South Korea, I wonder if our school forest classifies as a temperate rainforest. Alison's lecture is eye-opening. The bark ph table is very helpful. I only wonder: what type of rainforest do you have in mind ? Is holly not to be expected in a British rainforest (as rhododendrons are in Korea) ? In our school forest (37 years old, Quercus mongolica dominant, rich shrub flora, lots of vines) there would be another management issue, slowly-decomposing leaf litter (Q. mongolica, Zelkova serrata).
So beautiful .💮🥀🐝🪲🐞
Love this ... seeing bees buzzing round flowers always makes me smile! 😊
I find it really difficult to switch-off, but listening to this helped. Thank you!
Beautiful
Lets hope our politicians can see the strength of feeling to save our nature
No Mow Summer please everybody. Not just May …….
Well done, good work. But having been to the UK a few times (I'm a Canadian living in Jamaica), it's clear that the introduction of sheep thousands of years ago is what devastated the island. You need to get rid of those things or it's all a lost cause.
Sheep were fine until the war, they provided good livelyhood and the foundation of many many settlements across britain. during the war, many shepards were conscripted or changed roles and free grazing was prefered, this meant there were no restraints on the sheep and there was no knowledge of shepards for the best or healthiest grazing land and all the areas that could've regenerated and relied on herbivory in their ecology suddently had no hope.
@@jackcooper4998 Got it, thanks. But what I mostly remember is an almost total lack of forests compared to Canada and Jamaica - just little pockets. In Wales and Scotland, big barren hills with sheep roaming around on them. It seemed like a wasteland. I couldn't understand it, because I can't even wear wool - it gives me a rash. And rabbits everywhere outside of town in England! No surprise because there really haven't been predators for thousands of years. Much respect to the guys doing the project in this video, but you need to introduce wolves or something.
@@JamaicaWhiteMan rabbits had mixamatosis introduced in the 60s which keeps the population down. You're right it's a green desert, but that's also deer especially in Scotland. It's also farming which cleared it, so sheep arent all to blame, it's the management (as always)
Sheep have nothing to do with the lack of biodiversity.They have been in the UK for several hundred if not thousands of years and helped make the country rich during the medieval period and we still had abundant meadows and biodiversity.The real loss started during the second world war with the dig for victory campaigns and since then intensive farming and a population increase
@@jamesgrant7201 it is sheep, I'm not saying get rid of them all, I mean that the farming practices have changed so now sheep farming IS intense, they're not sheparded, they're overwintered in delecate uplands, they roam wider than ever before.
Sut byddwch chi`n stopio`r defaid o bwyta iddo fe? How will you stop the sheep from eating it?
💜
Da iawn :)
Exactly what I’ve been looking for thank you ! I’ve been hiking and wild camping all over the Cairngorms and I love its unique flora and landscapes
Beautiful 💚👏
Fantastic but don’t mow it until the end of the season 💚
Good garden videos
This makes me so happy! Thank you - I work promoting biodiversity for nutrient dense food in farming. It’s quite difficult getting farmers to understand the benefits of biodiversity on all dynamic ecological systems and farm production. Wonderful data collection and observations. All the best.
No Mow summer you mean. Please everyone
Hi Jack, we encourage people to start with No Mow May, then continue through to the summer (June and July) June with Let it Bloom June and July where possible. www.plantlife.org.uk/let-it-bloom-june-no-mow-may-is-over-whats-next/
Nice to see uncut lawns. I've just subscribed to Plantlike UK's channel and added my garden to the record. I didn't know about Plantlife UK when I decided to stop mowing my grass 21 years ago. It was through Joel Ashton's channel that I found out about this 'No Mow May' project at all. I don't mow the grass at any time of year. In fact, I don't own a mower. Walking established pathways over my grass is enough to wear them down to short turf all year round, and I use a broom or my foot to flick back any growth that flops over the path. It has been amazing the way this garden has evolved over the past 21 years. It started as an exhausted 2 acre corner of ex-pasture, gnawed down by sheep, rock showing through a third of it, the soil thin elsewhere. I just let it go fallow and successive types of wild flowers take turns to dominate - clover, buttercups, trefoil. There are a lot if different types of grass in there, from tall clumps to fine festucas. My garden isn't totally wild. The original idea was to have a semi-wild/permaculture combination. So, there are a lot of fruit bearing plants in there now, these planted into the grass. I have found that Nature adds at least one new species of wildflower every year (one that I notice anyway). I do add occasional wildflowers too (grew Cowslips from purchased seed, and collected a few others from wild seed as well). Fungi are also making inroads into the garden. Had a fine crop of Fly Agaric 3 years ago, in the same place as Birch Bolete (I believe these 2 species are in cahoots). Also get the occasional Griselle and Cracked Bolete, plus a lot that can be put under the heading of LBM... I know a few fungi, but I'm better at flowers and trees. Love mosses and lichens too. I have a couple of Alders that are nicely decorated with clumps of lichen, and Dog Lichen over a few exposed rocks. One of the strangest things I came across on one of my recent walks was this moss that had been sadly run over and abused by farm traffic. Actually, I only assume its a moss. I don't know 100% what it is. A part of it had a little bit of root on it still so I took it home, trimmed it carefully, and put it in the same light conditions I found it. It appears to have survived (possible buds). But, try as I might, just can't identify it. It's apple green in colour, and consists of long, firm stems a few mms wide and covered in mossy fuzz, almost like animal fur. It creeps about prostrate to floor (I suppose, looking over the remains as best I could), almost like long 'Gollum like' fingers. They branch off here and there, occasionally sending up some upstanding clumps of similarly fuzzy stems. Have no clue as to how long the moss mat might grow. Never seen anything like it before (live South West Scotland), and I couldn't find any good images online to point me in the right direction. I found a society for these sorts of things, but don't have the financial ability to become a member. Does the description ring any bells?
Hi Debbie, your lawn sounds brilliant. The moss sounds interesting too. I am afraid there are so many different moss and bryophytes it is hard to identify. If you could take photos of them yourself and send them to us we might be able to identify them. Thank you for your message.
Do you not keep a few of these plants in reserve in various gardens so you can continue cultivating them for future releases? I almost paid the price of moving a wild flower that appeared in my garden, moving it to what I thought was a better spot (and should have been!), but for some reason, despite its apparent vigour, it took a sudden dislike to the new area and died. However, I'd left a bit behind in the original spot and it continued to thrive. I leave it where it's happy now.
Great video but the Ghost Orchid isn't any rarer than the Lady's Slipper.
I beg to differ, unless you could prove me wrong! There are multiple sightings as of this year of Cypripedium up north, and as far as I know, still only one sighting of the ghost orchid
Only because they've been re-introduced. This isn't a competition. Both are as rare.
In Jamaica top trelawny Litchfield at the little football field and right hand district vido
Dave, I wish I'd heard about this earlier! It's now 2024. I live in that small corner of the UK known as Northern Ireland where I believe there are a couple very small remnants of TEMPERATE RAINFOREST. I should explore. Thank you for this talk! 🌳🌳🌳
That is great to know. We are glad you enjoyed the talk.
💚💚👍👍💚💚👍👍💚💚
Amazing! Wonderful! 💚💚👍👍💚💚
Great idea to video this, it will make it even easier for those who feel they don’t know exactly how to do it!
I've watched this several times and it's now my favourite "how to' guide for meadow creation! Thank you both so much for taking the time to present this!
Just brilliant, thank you 👏
Very informative, thank you
When will we get an update ?
Excellent introduction to identifying trees in winter.
Thank you
Save the rainforests!!!
Great to see your business reaping the benefits of a more environmentally sustainable system! Win win.
Diolch Hywel
Thank you for looking after our wonderful wildlife
This was useful, thanks for the great info 👍
❤🎉
lovely!
Thank you for speaking for so many of us, Leif! The grief is unbearable.
I'm often too indifferent to species loss, but the twin-flower is a banger, and would be a great shame to lose. Linnaeus' favourite flower with good reason. Cheers for this
Wow, breathtaking!
Beautiful. Thank you for your work
💚😍🌱😍💚
Thank you ❤🌱
I love all these films , I find myself watching over and over. I say more!