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Natural colonisation is the process by which trees and woodlands establish on sites which were previously unwooded. Natural regeneration is the process by which existing woodlands regenerate. In practice, the distinction is blurred where there are scattered trees in wood pastures, commons, heaths and other areas. Natural regeneration has several advantages in woodland creation: The...