Slow development of woodland vegetation and bird communities during 33 years of passive rewilding in open farmland
Table 2
Woody vegetation cover and height values (≥ 0.5 m tall) and wetland cover in the infield area (23.4 ha) and full site (25.0 ha, including the hedgerow network) at Noddle Hill for three survey periods since abandonment to passive rewilding began in 1988.
The 2021 woody vegetation cover was further sub-categorised into bramble and shrub-tree cover.