Rewilding is a better way of fighting climate change and biodiversity loss than planting trees, according to designer Sebastian Cox.
"I'm not an enormous advocate of the planting of trees," said the English designer, who is known for his solid-wood furniture made entirely from English timber.
"I don't think it's necessary," he said. "And actually, generally, you get a much more resilient woodland if you just let it grow through a process of rewilding."

Design projects by Cox include an "urban rustic" kitchen for DeVol, featuring rough-sawn planks and woven beech panels.
He is also experimenting with mycelium, creating a range of lights from the fungus material, and has produced a range of products called Underwood, made from coppiced wood that is usually regarded as waste. "We're a nation of gardeners and I think we've overdone it"
Cox's approach to land management is closely aligned with that of author Isabella Tree whose 2018 book, Wilding, documents how a 3,500-acre farm in West Sussex was handed back to nature.
In an opinion column for Dezeen last year, Cox argued against calls for mass adoption of veganism to save the planet, arguing that livestock that is allowed to roam freely in natural landscapes can help rather than damage biodiversity.
He recently published a manifesto called Modern Life from Wilder Land, setting out an alternative view of how the landscape could be managed to benefit nature and fight climate cha...