Encroachment by trees and bracken has removed almost all of the open ground vital to heathland plants and animals at Pound Green Common WYRE Forest's only remaining medieval common will be restored as a thriving heathland for wildlife as a major project gets under way next month. The work at Pound Green Common, due to start in February, will see contractors restore parts of the area to a more open landscape by removing some trees, gorse and bracken to allow sunlight to reach the floor. Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, which owns the site, says the work will enable heather and other acid-l...