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The Hidden Signs That Mark Britain's Ghost Forests
Weird tree shapes, specific plants, and other clues help environmental researchers spot where woods once were. It’s always nice to come across a bluebell. With their dainty dangling heads and curved petals, they’re a welcome pop-up in gardens, brighten highway verges, and form purple carpets over otherwise monochrome fields. But when you spot a bluebell in Britain, it’s not always just a pretty diversion. Sometimes, they’re the only visible sign that you’re treading through the middle of a ghost forest.
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