"Get into woodlands", said the Duke (now King.) If only he cared about the kingfisher.
June 2020: Tall broadleaf trees can be seen near the middle in the cross-section above, farmed conifers are on each side. Most species of wildlife in Cornwall are sustained by the broadleaf, but it's much easier for a logging contractor to cut all of the trees. A stream runs right-to-left in the middle of the foreground and it was lined with alder and sycamore trees in the first half of 2019. A kingfisher could explore but it won't now because it doesn't fly in open areas where there's nothing to perch on. (See more at bit.ly/aqatree . On a public notice which suggests that operations began in October 2022, not in May 2019, the Duchy justifies clearance of rare 'carr' habitat under the guise of, "thinning trees that line the tracks to allow more air and light to keep them in good condition": bit.ly/DuchUn ) Where the fields are used for farming, woodlands have been a last refuge for many wild species, but even the Prince who said he'll, "pr