Ideas for a woodland or forest

[RobArb]

We take the kids to formby quite often as we have friends round there, they love it!

 

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[McMichael]

Forest Schools Web Site

[HCR]

The red squirrel idea is commendable, but where would you get them from? You can't just go to a pet shop and buy all their stock.

 

Also, reds have only survived in areas where they are isolated from greys - is this something your imaginary woodland offers?

 

Release programmes are highly scrutinised and managed as the highly limited numbers available mustn't be wasted by releases to inappropriate sites.

 

Just a thought.

[Syd_B]

Increase the biodiversity of the area by genetically engineering triffids, or the worms from dune. Then open it up as a campsite for chavs. Should be interesting. Sorry, I've just gotten back from the local shops so the old blood pressure's a little high.

[Stereo]

Syd, your idea is good but would only be viable if you had cameras mounted everywhere which would be quite expensive. It might just work though.

 

More seriously, what about forest schools? Our primary runs one and I think it's a brilliant idea. I even donated 20 Silverline bow saws and other stuff in order to give the parents heart attacks. Now there is a forest pre-school thing down Plymouth way somewhere. Smashing. I haven't been but the missus took our youngest a while back. This is what kids need. Especially male kids who have been overlooked in junior education for so long. Academia is great and there is no shame in being clever but even the brightest boys still need to know how to handle a saw and an axe. Girls too.

[teepeeat]

steady on there Stereo - any more of that and I'll be pushing for you as the new prime minister far too sensible in this day and age.

[AlexB]

P15 pine, west coast...... Bio mass whole tree chipping, build a golf course get a wig for broad leaf woodland creation.

[treequip]

Create a number of glades by felling trees, fill the glades with log cabins, fill the log cabins with tourists, and fill the bank account with money.

[cColville]

i'd go with the increased biodiversity.

for a college project this will definately be the most effective thing to look into.

plus you'll gain an understanding of a lot more things relevant to your course and the industry than if you go down any of the recreational ideas for studying.