New Forests

[TeeDee]

New Forests being planned for UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8377744.stm

The most ambitious tree planting programme since the Second World War is being "enthusiastically welcomed" by ministers

 

[gloomhound]

What's not to love?

 

[TallMikeM]

woodlands are not the only habitat.

 

[FGYT]

unfortunatly i suspect the vast majority will be Conifer plantations

and the 4 % dosent sound much but it its 12% wood now then thats a

33% increase in woodland

ATB
Duncan

 

[British Red]

I guess it depends what epople want to give up for this...

Unless new land is being created it can only impact on food prices by consuming farmland or house prices by consuming building land

Everything has a price

Red

 

[Melonfish]

Woodland trust in cheshire is constantly on the lookout for new land to plant on. with us having so little old woods here in the flat county they're asking for land donations as they can't afford to keep buying up land anymore
myself and Calibanzwei were fortunate enough to be shown some recent planting schemes by the trust and they're turning into some very very nice area's. best of all they're planted simply for being there, no conifer or lumber producing trees just trees that look natural and are there for us all to enjoy.

if we can keep this incentive going from the gov't for a few years i reckon before we know it we'll have some lovely belts of green to walk in!

 

[Tony]

There's plenty of land in the New Forest and it shouldn't impact on farming or housing in any way, there's very strict rules on development and land use there.
I think it's great that they're doing this, it would have been nice to see more, it's jsut a pity they didn't do it 60 years ago so we could enjoy it more

 

[alpha_centaur]

That's fine if they plant the right type of trees (preferably) native species in the right locations

 

[dwardo]

That's fine if they plant the right type of trees (preferably) native species in the right locations

I suppose if they are after "locking away" carbon then they should be planting broad leaf stuff due to the greater ages they reach.

 

[swyn]

I support this in principal, although establishment of native species will hinge on attitudes to grey squirrel control. Unless this creature is removed entirely from the plantations, at most the majority of native species will last twelve years!

Swyn.

 

[Melonfish]

I support this in principal, although establishment of native species will hinge on attitudes to grey squirrel control. Unless this creature is removed entirely from the plantations, at most the majority of native species will last twelve years!

Swyn.

that is of course assuming that rabbits or deer don't have the trees before then, or vandalism or even weather, fungus etc etc.
remember that commercial where that dude says "i want to be a tree"
well guess what? i flippin wouldn't!

 

[some like it cold]

read the article on the bbc website and they are planning mainly native broadleaves with a limited conifer planting

think its good news myself and id rather have more woods and pay a little more for food than live somewhere thats all houses and farmland

 

[Tengu]

Will we be able to utilise this wonderful new resource??

 

[rik_uk3]

A nice token gesture.

 

[British Red]

There's plenty of land in the New Forest and it shouldn't impact on farming or housing in any way, there's very strict rules on development and land use there.
I think it's great that they're doing this, it would have been nice to see more, it's jsut a pity they didn't do it 60 years ago so we could enjoy it more

I think the announcement means "additional forests" Tone rather than "more woodland in the New Forest"

Red

 

[gregorach]

I guess it depends what epople want to give up for this...

Unless new land is being created it can only impact on food prices by consuming farmland or house prices by consuming building land

Everything has a price

Red

There's plenty of space up here.

 

[TallMikeM]

and they shouldn't be called forests either (unless her maj is gonna reserve 'em for hunting). They should be called woodlands.

 

[coln18]

Swyn, why do you think you have to control creatures for a forest to survive more than a few years, squirrels and woods have been together since the start of time, the only creature that damages the planet is us, maybe its us that should be controlled...

im sorry for ranting on, but i find us to be hypocrites sometimes, all other creatures just try to survive and go about their business will no malace, where in a few generations we can strip 1/3 of the planets forests.

I for one plant native trees to balance out any damage i cause when up the woods.

how many members are on this forum? perhaps if we all planted at least 12 native trees a year it would make a small difference for our kids....and all creatures

there endith the rant

Col.....

 

[TallMikeM]

Swyn, why do you think you have to control creatures for a forest to survive more than a few years, squirrels and woods have been together since the start of time, the only creature that damages the planet is us, maybe its us that should be controlled...

im sorry for ranting on, but i find us to be hypocrites sometimes, all other creatures just try to survive and go about their business will no malace, where in a few generations we can strip 1/3 of the planets forests.

I for one plant native trees to balance out any damage i cause when up the woods.

how many members are on this forum? perhaps if we all planted at least 12 native trees a year it would make a small difference for our kids....and all creatures

there endith the rant

Col.....

I attended a leacture back in the winter given by the head forester of highgate woods. The latest thinking with the greys is that they have reached a dangerous density. The damage they do is as a result of stress from overcrowding. Apparently they don't do this bark stripping in their native lands.

 

[coln18]

I suppose their numbers are so high because the predators aint there, mmm i wonder who got rid of them? but damn them all anyway, how dare they catch planes and move over here by their own free will!!

i just believe that if you leave nature alone, she will do fine by herself, she always adapts to changes (changes that may not suit us) if the squirrels and deer and every other creature damages 1 million trees, then let them be and plant 10 million trees.....

Col....