Our Ambitious Plan to Fully Revive Desolate Woodlands

[@MossyEarth]

If you would like to become a member and support our rewilding projects you can do so here: mossy.earth/ it is what makes all our work possible!

[@bouenmarsh4254]

Greetings! Thank you for all the wonderfull work you've been doing! I've been considering becoming a member for a while now, but when I came round to actually signing up, it's became apparent that existing payment methods aren't available here in Russia. Russian cards aren't accepted and PayPal is not operational here either. Are there any alternatives for becoming a Mossy Earth member?

[@kalaip7312]

I really love work with you guys . I have any chances

[@JamesFAFOCreel]

Restore the currants and gooseberries to North America, Please!!

[@ericaceous1652]

In a cost of living crisis where my budget is squeezed, I'm still happy to be a member and to be supporting your work

[@MossyEarth]

We really appreciate that you do too. These projects just wouldn’t happen without you. Cheers, Rob

[@camillastacey4674]

Same here

[@Mr.Patrick_Hung]

​@@MossyEarthLet me know if you ever do such a project in my country. I would love to support you. 🇨🇳

[@anniehill9909]

My favourite charity and I'd rather give them money than have a flat white with friends! I live in NZ, so I doubt I'll ever see them down here, but the inspiration of their work in Europe keeps me going! ❤

[@Nphen]

I also support Mossy Earth with a few dollars, despite being unable to work currently due to Long C19. Back in 2016 I was talking about the need for programs like Basic Income & public housing, gov reform & oversight, free college (and more construction training, especially for new eco-materials) because I knew that farmland degradation, livestock concentration, and fertilizer supply problems could lead to a cost-of-living crisis like we see today. There's still no national labor, farming, or resource programs in the largest economy, the US.

[@Dorfdrache777]

I have a lot of respect for you doing all that great stuff for the environment. The future of life on this Planet is made by people like you

[@MossyEarth]

We certainly try and do our part. With the support of members we hope to have an even bigger impact in the future! Cheers - Rob

[@THE_ECONNORGIST]

Great stuff guys, really important that people realise the difference in diversity between plantation woodlands and natural ones. Also highlights the importance of protecting what little ancient woodland we have left here in the UK because once it’s gone, it’s gone - contrary to common belief from many of the British public who think we can simply replace long established woodlands by planting trees! Keep up the good work.

[@MossyEarth]

Yeah so true! We must protect what we have and look with an eye to make everything as good as possible for the future! Cheers - Rob

[@carelgoodheir692]

Some very good, now very mature and diverse, woodlands are on ground that was abandoned as unusable early in the industrial revolution, particularly in the Black Country. So, given a century or two, land can recover on its own. Speeding the process up is brilliant.

[@tequilaheartbeat]

Wrong. Another example of the foolish hubris of humans. "When it's gone, it's gone". Riiiight. Forests have existed on this planet for 380 million years, and just because nature is changing in a way that you, in your relatively short life on this planet, are personally inconvenienced by, doesn't mean it's "gone" - nature has an amazing way of healing itself.

[@THE_ECONNORGIST]

@@tequilaheartbeat ancient woodlands take hundreds, possibly thousands of years to develop into complex ecosystems that are truly unique. Once we lose them they are gone and cannot be replaced - certainly in our lifetime. Not sure what you mean by “personally inconvenienced” - bit of a bizarre thing to say. During a climate / biodiversity crisis - which impacts us all - I’m sure you will agree it’s absolutely crucial that we don’t lose what precious little of these habitats we have left?

[@tequilaheartbeat]

Lose what? You don't think there will be forests in a thousand years? 😅 Hopefully no humans by then.

[@PatrikInNature]

When I started supporting you guys, I had no idea how far you would have come. I am proud of what you have managed to achieve so far and excited for all the things to come. Thanks for another amazing video! Patrik

[@MossyEarth]

Hey Patrik - yes when you look back we’ve definitely come along way and we hope to continue to develop and implement a diversity of projects! - Rob

[@ukkiesc5087]

There's little that I get so excited for as seeing a new mossy earth video

[@MossyEarth]

We do our best to bring some positivity, thank you - Rob

[@blackmolly159]

Me too!

[@b0kkeee]

I always love the idea that trees exist longer death in the forest, than alive. The ecosystem that gets supported by deadwood is so important. It is so detrimental that we always just want trees and cut grass and remove all the 'trash'

[@realBadAtSleep]

Can I just say seeing all the good you do gives me hope (:

[@MossyEarth]

This is great to hear! Along with our members we do our best to make as big of an impact that we can! Thanks, Rob

[@devdeuce93]

The more comments the more views! Glad to be a member

[@MrSwagMoney]

With the exception of my local church ministry, nothing has brought me more joy than to give a portion of my salary to yall. I absolutely love these videos

[@DuartedeZ]

Very excited about the scale potential of this project! Well done Ellie and Peter :)

[@MossyEarth]

For sure! With time this can turn into something really awesome!

[@one_field]

❤ Great project, as usual. It's lovely to see areas that were planted for forest restoration being revisited, surveyed/analyzed, and further improved. So many groups just plant the trees and walk away, with pathetic survival rates and leaving the plastic mess in place. Thank you for going around collecting the tree tubes and addressing the other needs of the forest ecosystem!

[@PaulCoxC]

Really interesting to see how this project progresses, so important for us to think about the other aspects of healthy forests other than just trees.

[@MossyEarth]

Yeah, it’s been a good start but there’s certainly more to do. We’ll keep you updated! Cheers - Rob

[@mediumsmoke7823]

I love that you are so transparent about your spendings. Really let’s interested people see what’s happening, what’s possible and what’s needed to make things happen. Bigger and better known environment-groups should be doing this too. This also gives people way more trust in the organizations.

[@danschmidt4011]

I love what Mossy Earth does. Could you do a video or series of videos of what someone can do in their own back yard to help nature?

[@MossyEarth]

We are working on a whole course to help people with this! :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Yes, there's some rewilding your backyard viss on KZbin:)

[@traxinox]

love these more frequent updates!

[@MossyEarth]

Yes we do our best to keep you updated with everything here and Mossy through video!! Rob

[@Jacob-qr8pl]

Never really considered the diversity necessary under a woods canopy. Glad to see more planting of trees as well to supplement the ash trees. An invasion ash bore hit my state 6-7 years ago, so any time I hear ash trees, I think of ash bore.

[@MossyEarth]

Yeah it’s been important to us to try and consider all elements, hence the new plan! And yeah it can problematic, but in some cases for biodiversity it can valuable to have trees die off. - Cheer, Rob

[@gr3ifer477]

just got my membership and i love seeing all the progress you guys have made :))

[@MossyEarth]

Ahhh awesome, thanks for joining and support all of this work! Cheers - Rob

[@Liesl_Frank]

Yeah!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Welcome

[@leereecer]

Awesome videos - so informative. I'm glad to be a Mossy Earth member.

[@markmcdonnell010]

What an amazing group of people ,i cant applaud use enough. This planet needs much more nature and restoration projects ,thank you so much.

[@joshuagrenald2046]

I like very much what you are doing for habitat growth and biodiversity, it's lovely how all of you are giving tons of your time and energies creating this pockets of wildlife and letting nature take it's place. I'm trying to create more diverse ecosistem in My backyard with native and not native flora, thus making different birds and insects especies stablish there home there. I know it's small un comparison to what you are doing, but is something that I love and something good for the local fauna (I hope). Take care and have a nice day, bye! 🙂

[@felixmussik7203]

Thank you for the video. Love the beautiful closeups of the nature :)

[@MossyEarth]

Ah thank you! We will continue to develop our filming skills to show case the beauty of nature! - Rob

[@Daigotsumax]

I think this is the only channel where I've ended up becoming a paying supporter. Seeing all the progress makes me so happy.

[@annemcleod8505]

I have some woodland which I planted 30 years ago. Fortunately only a few ashes, but they are now on their way out. I know dead wood is really important in a woodland and had been wondering if it's ok to leave my diseased ashes to decay on the ground. From what you say, it seems that it is, so I'm very glad! I have been delighted to see how an understory has slowly emerged: brambles, hawthorn, blackthorn, ferns of various sorts, tutsan, primroses, herb robert, hogweed, bluebells (from a neighbouring hedge) and more. I take such pleasure in all the plants that come by themselves: I haven't grown them, I've just created the conditions where they can do their own thing. Thanks for all the good work you do and the very informative and engaging videos!

[@sunlight3542]

Great project! I can’t believe they left the plastic covers on the trees for all these years

[@Liesl_Frank]

@mossyearth How long do the covers need to stay on to protect them from Deer? At what age does a tree become "deer proof"?

[@lewishorsman2219]

I wish there were more activities to take a kayak down local rivers/streams and clean them up. Families and kids would love it

[@MossyEarth]

This does sound like a cool thing to do! Thanks, Rob

[@airkid6160]

Love seeing updates on the projects like this, maybe we can see the Danube flooding again sometime soon👀

[@MossyEarth]

Oh yeah we’re working on that behind the scenes! Keep your eyes out! Cheers - Rob

[@Breakable_Pencil]

Thanks for all y’all do

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

QUESTION: What is your view on the management of fire prone lands. In Australia for instance, among aboriginals, fire prevention had been employed using scheduled burn off of undergrowth, to prevent flames from running along the ground, reducing flammable flora. Apparently, this was done for generations until European settlers arrived. Now, it isn't done and seasonal fires have become a threat to residential areas and many species.

[@k.h.6991]

Sounds like a rational way to manage the threat of wildfire. However, since this isn't a traditional northern Europe problem, asking UK biologists may not be the best strategy.

[@liocliff]

I'll always be boundlessy grateful for all the magnificent and so important job you make. Thank you so much. Lionnel (French) a Mossy Earth's member, following you from Spain.

[@kevinpatterson5286]

Really glad to be a member even in these tough times economically. It feels like my money is being used in an effective manner and it helps that I get a say in how it gets used.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you for being a member Kevin! We are doing our best to ensure your contribution makes as much impact as possible. - Cheers, Duarte

[@timfokker4096]

These updates and videos in general always put a smile on my face :)

[@crazymonkeyVII]

Hi guys, thanks for another great update. It is so satisfying to see our money being put to good use with great efficiency and transparency! It is amazing to see the diverse portfolio of projects that you guys manage to get of the ground with such small amounts of money. Definitely makes me feel like it's money well spent. I also want to mention my appreciation of how you're clearly listening to your members and subscribers. I'm considering stopping my donations to GreenPeace and using that freed up budget to increase my donations to Mossy Earth, as I don't have the impression that it is making nearly the positive impact that you guys are making on the world. Please keep up the great work, and as always I'm looking forward to the next one!

[@MossyEarth]

Yes project diversity is important to us, as is ensuring we can have a measurable impact within the given ecosystem. We appreciate your support, we simply couldn't do it with our wonder members. Cheers - Rob

[@reneezemlock7880]

Glad to be a supporter. Thank you for what you do.

[@misstweetypie1]

I love getting to watch these videos and see where our money is going! It’s amazing just how many projects you have on the go at once, and it makes me feel better about the sorry state of our world. It’s always a happy morning when I see there is another video from Mossy Earth! Thank you guys for all you do!

[@daniel2897]

I know these videos require a LOT of effort but they are so lovely. They make me so proud to be a member

[@Andy2x4]

I wish the government could introduce some kind of clause to require the landowner to maintain and diversify new woodland as it matures. Unfortunately, many farmers aren't great when it comes to looking after hedges and trees and even on government projects so many young saplings just die off. It's sad how few healthy woodlands are left in this country and everything after the planting stage is overlooked!

[@jamesmylife6578]

I wish earth had as many animals as it did hundreds of years ago

[@Melanie-ei3ie2dt3u]

I love seeing you and Duarte present videos as they always flow so well, with very informative content, positive vibes, a cheeky sense of humour and beautiful scenery. Great to see Ellie speak a bit more about the biological stuff, too. You guys have come a long way and your videos are really top notch quality. Thanks for the work that you do and for putting our money to excellent use.

[@juliadean2473]

I love your work. I've been trying to grow a little wood/copse on my 1+acre. I've smothered creeping buttercup with nettles, which provides for the butterflies, and I also (my favourite green veg). I'm trying to make a water tower out of concrete pipes stood on their ends. It gets quite scary with the heat and dryness, and I think it's essential to try and capture rain from the terrific downpours that certainly occasion here in S. Ireland. It's not easy, and I would love to know if you consider such options. It's the pipework connections and pressure that has me flummoxed at the mo'. I can't believe the amount of herbs that have sprung up - self-heal, horsetail fern etc..I love it.

[@Arvanlife]

thanks for all your efforts to re terraform the earth!

[@MossyEarth]

Terraforming might be a bit of a stretch from our small scale rewilding projects haha :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@alperenbaser7952]

Amazing job . I hope this mindset spread around all of the world . Love from Turkiye

[@gladeseason3462]

I’m Scottish. Thank you guys for helping my home in this way. It gives me so much hope!

[@EmmaVZ]

Mossy earth vids always bring a smile to my face! If i do have money to spare in the future ill def think about becoming a member. I specifically love the transparancy of mossy earth! Do you think youll ever start up projects in the netherlands by any chance?

[@MossyEarth]

Awesome it be great to have you! We are always looking for new opportunities, so we will certainly keep an eye out! Cheers - Rob

[@redravenriot3650]

To work on such projects and be a beacon of hope is basically like a dream job, what greater meaning than to make an actual difference in the world?

[@solar0wind]

Really nice work! One request: Could you also put the scientific name in the video when you mention the English name of a plant? I'm German and know a lot about German plants, so I will at least recognise the genus in a lot of cases of species from neighbouring/nearby countries. But the English name doesn't help me much usually, apart from common tree species.

[@MossyEarth]

Of course, yes. Made a note of this! - Cheers, Rob

[@Liesl_Frank]

Or have the scientific name in the notes of the video

[@solar0wind]

@@MossyEarth Thank you; that's so nice to hear😊

[@johannageisel5390]

@@MossyEarth Yes, I was trying to figure out what the actual name of the "mosquito" flower is. Because I doubt it is "mosquito".

[@Talenin2014]

Fantastic job as always, team!

[@TheBobador]

Fantastic stuff, always great to see updates on older projects!

[@kelpysea]

Thank you for doing all of this amazing work, it makes me happy to see nature healing

[@MossyEarth]

You’re welcome! We do our best, but we just couldn’t do it with our members! - Rob

[@deborahroberts1300]

Thank god for mossy earth and dedicated teams.

[@TheSteve_42]

I love an update video! Looks great guys! Good work as always

[@monovision566]

We need Mossy all over the planet!

[@jollyjokress3852]

Imagine in more ancient time when Scotland was naturally wooded. It must've been the real deal wonderland!

[@ojaspk9159]

Good thing woodlands are often regarded as less important ecosystems because people think that forests are the most important. But you guys are teaching us that all ecosystems are great and important

[@williambonadurer9750]

I work in forestry and I love Logging being used as forest management. 1. We need wood products, they are more environmentally friendly than metals and as long as we need them logging is necessary in some shape. (I just wanted to say that before someone comes at me). 2. In logging we can mimic natural disturbances, in my forest type we do a lot of patch selections where we come into forests and clear-cut areas about 2 acres at a time. This allows for more herbatious and shrub growth as well as immature trees to create more diversity in the forest. The loggers also will leave behind logs that are not commercially valuable as well as some branches to create more deadwood for added habitat benefits.

[@johannageisel5390]

I don't know much about logging, but there is a German forestry guy ("Förster" is the profession called here) who doesn't like clear-cuts and prefers single-tree logging. He has written several books about the forest as an ecosystem. One of his bestsellers is "The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate". He has gotten some flak for "anthropomorphizing trees", but personally I thought it was more that he used a somewhat metaphorical language to translate the processes in those organisms into human terms so that humans can understand them better. I loved the book and it made me appreciate the complexity of the forest ecosystem even more.

[@knoll9812]

Problem is that the is not the common type of loghing. I.e. large clear cutting and replacing eith monoculture. Similar to farming Csn live with nature or work against

[@latheofheaven1017]

It's great to see that you are getting fairly substantial funding, and how much you are able to do with it. Come on folks - sign up / become a member and see what more great things they can achieve! 😃

[@CausticLemons7]

Great work as usual. Keep it up, Mossy!

[@MossyEarth]

Thanks! We appreciate the support :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@KJSvitko]

The world needs more dedicated environmentalists.

[@anniehill9909]

Another wonderful, educational and inspiring video. Thank you, Rob. The woodland has so many shades of green, it's just amazing. Keep up the good work with Mossy Earth! ❤

[@timozkurt7944]

Excited to see the variety of understory approaches come into play!

[@christophhanke6627]

Very cool and important project :) hopefully no droughts damage your plans over in scotland (if scotland has those haha). Some questions from my side: - Have you got any motion-sensitive cameras installed there to check wether any animals re-migrated to your forests ? - are there any plains on projects in germany? Because i do know that some of our bigger nature reserve organisations are working on re-swamping and reforesting areas in the entire country and maybe they wanna collaborate with you? Groups like NABU or BUND

[@davesafish]

Excellent work as always!!

[@HakunaMaPumbaa]

Thanks for your work mates! Absolutely brilliant. We need more people like you carring about our ecosystem on planet earth and sharing these fantastic projects. Thank you so much ❤

[@iangpark]

Very nice to see. My mother and I walked the dog in Locharwoods during Covid. I feel for my home county Inverclyde because it is so nature-depleted.

[@couscouscraig]

the hmm at 8:58 gave me a fright

[@spencersanderson1894]

The best way to revive our woodlands would be to get people working them again. Getting people Coppicing again and you will see our woodlands flourish. PEOPLE WORKING THE WOODLANDS. Not just for a job but for the love of the it. Also hawthorn doesn’t like the shade, it needs light to flower and produce fruit, it will tolerate shade but prefers light.

[@amandaoosthuizen9065]

Your dialog ready makes me, as a novice, understand your vision. Well curated.

[@Sgt.chickens]

My dad spent over a decade of his life restoring An Ancient woodland on the isle of wight. It went from comniffer shaped hellscape with nothing growing,, back to its prestine native state. Several species have returned such as the silver washed flattilary. Its so worth it. Also has an issue with Ash dieback as do most woodlands in the UK right now. With correct logging and planting of new tree species it tends to be manageable

[@jonnnney]

It is interesting to see so much grass at the bottom of the forest. Most of the woods in my area, Raleigh NC USA, tend to either be dominated by pines or oaks which means the floor of the forest is covered in slowly degrading oak leaves or pine needles. There is still biodiversity with shrubs, vines, and other types of trees such as gum, walnut, mulberry, among others. However the floor of the forest is almost always brown because both oak leaves and pine straw can take years to biodegrade if left to their own devices.

[@tyler683]

omfg he’s so so cute i want so bad to just give him a big hug and play with his hair he seems so incredibly sweetttt ❤❤❤

[@Rombitekti]

Great work, as always. Aspen, btw, is my favourite tree. So lovely.

[@DixieFatline]

Awesome work! A heartfelt thank you!

[@ooooneeee]

I love how she talked about fungi, mosses and lichen too ❤.

[@louislamonte334]

Beautiful video!! You are always such an inspiration!! Thank you for your wonderful dedication, boundless enthusiasm and incredible energy! A pristine forest is more beautiful than anything man can artificially create! I'm so happy your restoring forests in Scotland!!

[@hauntedmilk8540]

Great to get these updates! Keep up the amazing work.

[@tclarkson2000]

Awesome work as always, team!!

[@blablaxo]

As always, love to see your work !

[@joanase2786]

Thank you for your hard work that benefits all of society 😊

[@Hyldegarda]

❤️☮️ we need more content like this, more than ever, atleast its how i feel like

[@jaykobe5722]

I recently became a member of mossy earth! it's a small amount since i'm still a student, but I'm happy that I can support the great work of you guys, cheers!

[@andyroach420]

Thank you for what you do. I consider myself an environmentalist and see your work as spot on for what this world needs. Keep up the good work..

[@PhoenixIsTrash]

Great job restoring the understory, I have seen a ton of restorations plant overstory monocultures on the flipside of the world in Aus as well. It is annoying to see that people are still using plastic tree guards when there are so many good, and cheap biodegradable alternatives. We have had amazing success with weather resistant cardboard guards, which last about 2-3 years before falling away, giving the trees and shrubs we plant time to become large enough to resist herbivory. Better yet, the cardboard breaks apart into smaller pieces that act like little microhabitat for detritus invertebrates, and the stakes act as mid/course woody debris. All this with no microplastics getting into the soil and water, and no need to come back and remove the plastic later.

[@cseonlineclassesmalayalam]

Amazing 👍Your ambitious plans are inspiration to many.thank you..let this video reach all around world

[@user-bn1nv7xw7i]

Excellent work. You seem to be doing some brilliant , well thought out, projects and making positive changes.

[@bencollyer2296]

Love mossy earth love the Woods forever.

[@lizalevai6098]

I always find these videos so interesting, educational and just overall wonderful. Seeing projects like these blossom gives me so much hope for the future. 💚

[@DootyDuck]

Hey, since i watched till the end guess ill just say, great video and I love that you explained what you are really aiming for on this projekt!

[@felinakats6716]

Love the work you all are doing and the video updates. Thank you!

[@Wolven20511]

I feel I should always comment, even when I dont know what to say, just so I can support the channel in any way I can

[@MossyEarth]

We greatly appreciate the support, comments certainly help a lot with youtube! Cheers, Rob

[@TheMTresh]

love your work guys keep it up. gonna be a member soon!

[@SachinSingh48.]

I love you all thanks for the good work and waiting for you all to do your projects in india too in upcoming time ❤

[@MossyEarth]

Ahh thank you!! Yes sometime in the future we hope to have projects all over. Appreciate the support - Rob

[@adamkuruc5106]

You guys are absolute legends! I'm so grateful to the Universe for having you here and now!

[@vidwitch1508]

so excited to see where this goes, your team's work in the forest is amazing - I'm excited to look back at these videos in 5 years and see how things have grown:))

[@einar0801]

Always warms my heart seeing people selflessly work for the environment

[@tadblackington1676]

Great video. I'm glad fungi was mentioned as it is so key. I wonder if it would be a good idea transfer a few shovel fulls of soil from an ancient woodland to one under restoration as a way of jump starting the recovery not only of the fungi but the rest of the micro flora/fauna?

[@Liesl_Frank]

That's a really cool idea

[@insAneTunA]

Awesome, and thank you so much for all the projects that you all are doing. ❤👍

[@jdhill19]

Love the videos guys! Thanks for all the effort you put in to keeping us up to date. I look forward to each new chapter of these stories!

[@acquisitium]

another fine project!

[@LPstef]

i love your videos and that you guys are so passionate about nature!

[@ripplerxeon]

Thanks for the regular updates , i am learning a lot

[@MossyEarth]

Glad you enjoyed the update! - Cheers, Duarte