1.Previous
3.Next

ecoregion of high-canopy forest dominated by European beech in southeastern England, surviving as remnants such as the 150 sqmi New Forest. The species arrived in Britain after the last glaciation, and may have been restricted to basic soils in the south of England. It could have been introduced by Neolithic tribes who planted the trees for their edible nuts. In southeast Wales, the Cwm Clydach National Nature Reserve

1.Previous
3.Next