Editing Black Heath (section)

=== What the Forest Knows ===
* '''Geological information''' — The root network has mapped the mineral composition, water tables, and tectonic stresses of the entire landmass over millennia [1]. It "feels" the ground the way a hand feels the surface of a table [1].
* '''Weather prediction''' — The forest responds to atmospheric changes hours or days before they arrive, adjusting resin flow, canopy density, and root pressure in anticipation [1].
* '''Awareness of fauna''' — The forest detects the movement of animals and humans through vibration, chemical traces, and electromagnetic disturbance [1]. It knows where you are, roughly what size you are, and whether you have been there before [1].
* '''Memory''' — The oldest root networks appear to retain information across centuries [1]. Patterns of human settlement, seasonal animal migration, even the locations of long-abandoned structures are "remembered" in the growth patterns and chemical signatures of the roots [1].