Spread by wind
Some years after the fire, we see several plants spread by the wind, such as Rosebay Willowherb, goat willow and pine. Bracken, silver birch and aspen sprout buds from deep roots.
Plants and animals
Now the flora is rich and flourishing and attracts voles and insects, small birds and foxes, owls and birds of prey. Woodpeckers dig in the dead trees.
The spruce's shade
After a hundred long years, the early broad-leaved trees weaken. Shaded by large-branched pruce trees, they die and are finally broken-down by fungi and gnawing insects. Shade tolerant species are now common. The forest has recovered.
Forest fire again
Twigs, branches and dead trees build up in the forest over time – new fuel to be kindled by lightning.
