A review of the state of Britain's native woods and trees by the Woodland Trust has found only seven per cent are in a good condition.
The charity has said that while woodland cover is gradually increasing, woodland wildlife is decreasing. In fact, the UK’s woodland cover has more than doubled in the last 100 years, but much of this is non-native trees. Existing native woodlands are isolated, in poor ecological condition and there has been a decline in woodland wildlife.