Restoring the forest

Marker 3Several forestry dynamics can be seen here:on the left, natural evolution: the rocky ridges have herbaceous and shrubby vegetation and are gradually being colonised by oak and whitebeam. This overgrowth tends to be detrimental to certain species, such as the Apollo butterfly.opposite, natural regrowth of the beech forest from over-exploited 19th-century coppices. on the high slopes, on the right, assisted forest development: conifers have been introduced among the naturally growing deciduous trees.