Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
♻️ Did you know? There is more carbon stored in soil than in the atmosphere and vegetation combined.
🌳 The soils under ancient woodlands are particularly valuable. Having been undisturbed for hundreds of years, they consist of a vast carbon sink and a hidden world of tree roots, fungi and countless microorganisms that are vital to the health of a woodland.
🏞️ Every woodland is shaped by the soil it grows on.
🌱 Even if an ancient woodland has been felled and replanted with conifers, as many were in the 20th century, its soil can still contain important rare plants, fungi and dormant seeds.
👉 Head to our website to uncover the secret world beneath the trees and what we're doing to preserve it.
🎵 Sonican / Pixabay
♻️ Did you know? There is more carbon stored in soil than in the atmosphere and vegetation combined.
🌳 The soils under ancient woodlands are particularly valuable. Having been undisturbed for hundreds of years, they consist of a vast carbon sink and a hidden world of tree roots, fungi and countless microorganisms that are vital to the health of a woodland.
🏞️ Every woodland is shaped by the soil it grows on.
🌱 Even if an ancient woodland has been felled and replanted with conifers, as many were in the 20th century, its soil can still contain important rare plants, fungi and dormant seeds.
👉 Head to our website to uncover the secret world beneath the trees and what we're doing to preserve it.
🎵 Sonican / Pixabay
