To ensure diverse forests, trees are being planted in the Park. This is being done on a small scale, however. The emphasis is on natural regeneration: allowing trees to grow naturally.
Native oaks are being planted and protected on a limited scale. Natural regeneration is difficult to achieve because wildlife prefers to eat young oaks. To protect the young trees, we use electric fences and tree sleeves.
More variety
The Park's previously monotonous forests have become more diverse because the natural growth of other tree species is given the opportunity to continue growing during thinning. The variety of tree species is now greater than before, and by alternating between heavy and light thinning, a great deal of diversity is created between dense and open, light and dark forests.
Thinning creates more variety in the forest through a mix of tree species, but also by mixing trees of different ages and thicknesses. By harvesting less than new growth, trees are given the opportunity to grow old, and we see more dead trunks in the forest. This makes the forest more diverse and natural. The timber harvested by the Park is traded. The money we earn from this is used to finance the Park's management.