Britain in the 1920s planted millions of Sitka spruce trees for timber, but research suggests these plantations provide much less habitat for wildlife than native forests

When we walk through one of the public forests across the British countryside, we may picture a familiar woodland scene. We look up at the towering, perfectly straight trunks rising in uniform columns, watch the sunlight filter through a dense evergreen canopy, and listen to the peaceful quiet of an expansive wooded landscape.

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