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(Photo:Roland Pease and Tom Crowther hiding in exotic woodlands of London鈥檚 Wimbledon Common. Credit: Julian Siddle)
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Julian Siddle
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Wood Wide Web: New global map to assess climate change
Duration: 01:55
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- Thu 16 May 2019 19:32GMT主播大秀 World Service except South Asia
- Fri 17 May 2019 04:32GMT主播大秀 World Service Online, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
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- Mon 20 May 2019 00:32GMT主播大秀 World Service
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