When timber security was also a thing

JP1 said:

Just goes to show what the war did for our timber as well as food / farm supplies

We can learn and heed so much from (recent) history

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JP1 said:

Just goes to show what the war did for our timber as well as food / farm supplies

We can learn and heed so much from (recent) history

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kfpben said:

It’s always annoyed me when you see stats like ‘the UK has the lowest tree cover in Europe etc.’ with the inference that it is farmers fault.

Don’t blame me- blame Henry VIII’s and Admiral Nelson’s navy! They were the ones who cleared all the trees round here.

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Devil's advocate said:

I'm not as anti tree as some.

But we need commercial efficent forestry, not full of weeds & restrictions.

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kfpben said:

It’s always annoyed me when you see stats like ‘the UK has the lowest tree cover in Europe etc.’ with the inference that it is farmers fault.

Don’t blame me- blame Henry VIII’s and Admiral Nelson’s navy! They were the ones who cleared all the trees round here.

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toquark said:

As a forester i am passionately pro tree and pro commercial timber sector. It’s vital for our national defence as well as supporting tens of thousands of rural jobs. It also happens to turn a pretty decent, sustainable profit.

As a farmer I recognise there is a balance to be struck. There is more room for more trees in the UK, particularly Scotland, but that should never be at the expense of the best farm land.

I’ve planted a lot of ground over the years and can hand on heart say that land is a) a lot more productive under timber and b) a lot more profitable than it ever was under sheep.

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toquark said:

As a forester i am passionately pro tree and pro commercial timber sector. It’s vital for our national defence as well as supporting tens of thousands of rural jobs. It also happens to turn a pretty decent, sustainable profit.

As a farmer I recognise there is a balance to be struck. There is more room for more trees in the UK, particularly Scotland, but that should never be at the expense of the best farm land.

I’ve planted a lot of ground over the years and can hand on heart say that land is a) a lot more productive under timber and b) a lot more profitable than it ever was under sheep.

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Hilly said:

Why do we need timber for national security ?

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roscoe erf said:

We don’t once we cut out all the dead wood from society

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toquark said:

As a forester i am passionately pro tree and pro commercial timber sector. It’s vital for our national defence as well as supporting tens of thousands of rural jobs. It also happens to turn a pretty decent, sustainable profit.

As a farmer I recognise there is a balance to be struck. There is more room for more trees in the UK, particularly Scotland, but that should never be at the expense of the best farm land.

I’ve planted a lot of ground over the years and can hand on heart say that land is a) a lot more productive under timber and b) a lot more profitable than it ever was under sheep.

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