Cultivating regenerative growth in English woodlands | Time Travel in Britain's Lost Rainforests

With a deep view of time, a regenerative forester extracts resources to cultivate growth in an ancient English rainforest.

Director: Hugh Hartford
Producer: Anson Hartford
Banyak Films: https://banyak.co.uk/

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Living and working in the woodlands of the Teign valley in Devon, England, the regenerative forester John Williamson has cultivated a deep connection to and unique understanding of this rare patch of English rainforest. This includes knowing that a healthy ecosystem means an eclectic variety of landscapes rather than perfect tree cover; that no parcel of land in Great Britain has gone untouched by humans; and that, while storms can mean devastation for people, for woodlands they’re simply another phase in an ancient cycle. In this short documentary, Williamson explains how, through viewing these woodlands in terms of the deep past, present and future, he’s developed a sustainable method of extracting wood and creating charcoal that actually encourages biodiversity.