Jays planted more than half of the trees in two new forests in lowland England rather than landowners, charity, or machinery.

According to Broughton, rapid regeneration like that seen at Monks Wood is only likely to occur within a few hundred meters of existing woodland in lowland Britain. Still, sites further away from the native forest are likely to provide even more biodiversity benefits because the particularly wildlife-rich shrubland stage develops more slowly.

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