This is a video from the Netherlands, about a mother and daughter helping to bring back the ancient heath flora to the Needse Achterveld nature reserve.
Translated from Staatsbosbeheer in the Netherlands:
Old plant species come back in the Achterhoek
Published on Wednesday, July 27, 2011
At various places in the Needse Achterveld in the Achterhoek, old plant species which had disappeared have been found again. Species such as cross-leaved heath and heather are back, but also species like marsh gentian, allseed …
To top it off, Ludwigia palustris has been seen again. A plant which had disappeared from the Achterhoek since 1859. The plant has been found at various places in the area; it seems to be really back in the Achterhoek. Ludwigia palustris is very rare in the Netherlands: it lives only at a few places.
Digging
People have been digging in various parts of the nature reserve in recent years in order to allow the ancient heathlands to come back. This also benefits seeds which had been hidden in the soil for many hundreds of years. And the area is grazed now. This will benefit the ancient plant species as well.
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