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Leave pollen-producing plants growing in the light strip

Habitat	Function	Type of work
Forest	Living environment	Pre-commercial thinning

In order to maintain biodiversity and ensure ecological coherence, forest management shall maintain the structural elements of habitats (e.g. trees from the previous felling period, old-growth trees and stumps, flatwoods, hardwoods, hollow trees, trees with burn marks, shrub species and species of trees that are not very common in the forest), also taking into account their potential impact on forest health, timber quality, ecosystem condition and human safety.

Description of the action

In younger forests, leave nectar- and pollen-producing trees, shrubs and grasses (especially blackthorn and raspberry) to grow on old firebreaks and open edges of the woodland, where they can continue to produce flowers. Allow them to grow to an extent that does not impede the growth of the target tree species.

Why?

Nectar and pollen are provided by grasses, trees and shrubs flower and bear berries that provide food for insects, birds and mammals. In the first few years of reforestation, it is best to maintain the forest in corridors (about 1 metre wide), so that, among other things, a lot of flowering plants will remain growing. Growing plants also provide shade and moisture for the target trees.

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