Sandi Toksvig attempts a forest rejuvenation

The series begins this week on Channel 4…

Ancient woodlands in the UK are under threat of extinction, but help is at hand.

Armed with her trademark wit and a pair of chainsaw-safety shoes, Sandi Toksvig and her wife Debbie try to restore and save a wooded patch in southern England. Sandi learns about the state of woodlands in the UK today and the problems trees face.

In the first episode, which airs on Thursday, it’s winter in Sandi and Debbie’s ancient woodland. Faced with a dark, overgrown jungle, Sandi begins to make a plan to create space and light in the wood and increase biodiversity.

As she deals with her own recovery from a life-threatening dose of bronchial pneumonia, Sandi nurses her woodland back to health, learning how to chop a tree without it landing on your head; what a bat roost looks like; and how easy it is to buy endless woodland-based gadgets.

Sandi’s Great British Woodland Restoration, Channel 4, Thursday, January 9th, 8 pm