Nature Tripping Episode 21 - The New Forest

What does the future hold for the ancient trees of the New Forest?  Join us inside the Forest, at Denny Wood, for an in-depth discussion with ecologist Adrian Newton and naturalist Lynn Davy.  Long term ecological monitoring of the woodlands is revealing the rapid and dynamic transformation of much-loved habitats that have existed for thousands of years.  Why is this happening?  Who are the winners and losers?  How should we assess the condition of an ecosystem that is changing so rapidly, and how do we go about making conservation management decisions in such an ecologically and culturally complex landscape?  Are processes of recovery - as well as collapse - in motion and if so, how can we promote these and ensure the future resilience of one of England’s most biodiverse places?

Adrian Newton is Professor of Conservation Ecology at Bournmouth University. His research examines human impacts on the environment, with a particular focus on biodiversity loss and its consequences. He is the author of Ecosystem Collapse and Recovery, published by Cambridge University Press (2021).