The conservation mafia have tried to justify their persecution of the birch by claims that it will produce a dense and impenetrable wood if not ruthlessly controlled. This is of course a mix of half truth and nonsense. There are certainly some examples of young dense birch woods and useful they can be for mammals like deer to hide away during the day. But there are also many places on Blacka where single birches have established well ahead of others leading to a patchwork of spaces sometimes with rowan and oak or pine. I have spent happy times wandering amongst these newly rewilded areas enjoying the isolation they provide, and the sense that at any time there could be a new surprise.
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