{"id":2442,"date":"2026-01-21T13:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:54:22","slug":"keeping-the-holly-in-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2442","title":{"rendered":"Keeping the Holly in check&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week the volunteering team carried out ongoing work creating vistas in the woodland&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"2452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2452\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-1-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By cutting down and lifting the invasive Holly it increases the potential for more growth diversity within the woods.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"media library\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-3-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2446 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Opening it up allows the sunlight to stream through deeper into the woodland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-6-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Tree poppers were used to tease out the roots of the immature Holly trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2449 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-7-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-7-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-7-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-7-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-7-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holly-7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If left unchecked the evergreen Holly would eventually take over!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week the volunteering team carried out ongoing work creating vistas in the woodland&#8230; \u00a0 By cutting down and lifting the invasive Holly it increases the potential for more growth diversity within the woods. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Opening it up &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2442\">Continue reading <span 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