{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forestry Now","title":"Native Woodlands in Transition with Kate Harrington","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3159,"description":"Native Woodlands in Transition with Kate Harrington\nIn this podcast I speak with experienced ecologist Dr Kate Harrington about her recently published research into native woodlands primarily planted in the last twenty years. We know that native woodlands benefit nature but today Kate and I discuss exactly what that looks like in these forests. Kate carried out extensive field research which revealed subtle but critical changes to specific pollinator species and other indicators as the woodlands aged - given the vast range of other variables on every site this proved hugely significant as a gauge of woodland development. We speak a little about the where and why these forests were planted, about how they interact with the farming landscapes they often exist in, about the edge effect, and we also touch on a few simple measures a forest owner can take to maximise personal enjoyment and nature enhancement.\nThis podcast is part of the Deep Dives series which is kindly supported by the Irish Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. If you're thinking of planting a new forest or if you want information on financial and technical supports to manage your existing forest then go to \nhttp://gov.ie/forestryforyou\n\nKey Points:\nNative woodland species and their ecological roles\nBiodiversity monitoring methods in young forests\nPollinator communities and their response to woodland age\nLandowner motivations and land management practices\nNatural colonization and forest regeneration strategies\nLandscape-level conservation planning and incentives\n\nQuotes:\n\"Monitoring bees gives a quick grasp of woodland development.\"\n\"It became abundantly obvious as soon as I walked into these sites there are so many variables... trying to capture all of that was quite difficult.\"\n\"You do get a bit depressed as an ecologist with all the bad news but I think this is a good news story.\"\n\nClick here for the ForestryNow podcast newsletter signup\nFollow the Guest on:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y-Ns7qgeQc4APOd80Zlamk7qjqkdHoEVT6BTEG7fO4A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZmZj/ZWY3Yjg1ZjZiZmYy/ZTNjMGQ5YWZlY2Jh/NWUwMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}