Could a century-old forestry management technique hold the key to restoring the health and wealth of British woodland?

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Regenerative forestry delivers for biodiversity, society and for industry, writes SLM Partners' Paul McMahon

A ten-minute hike uphill takes me through a scene playing out across the British Isles. I enter the forest – a stand of conifers planted maybe thirty years ago. It is gloomy, eerily quiet and the carpet...

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