Ancient Woodland

[skyhuck]

Bio diversity offsetting an ancient woodland with planting saplings is beyond a joke.

 

The whole principle of offsetting is similar to killing someone and offering to compensate by conceiving a baby.

 

Ancient woodlands are our "keepers of time" they have existed for thousands of years, a timescale we cannot contemplate. Who are we as custodians (not just the arb/environmental/green world) of this to stand by and allow this destruction.

 

7 generations to a century, 70 per thousand years, how can 1 generation allow these woods to be cleared ?

 

Not in this country.

[woodyguy]

Although there is no untouched virgin forest in UK, there must be plenty of areas of Ancient wood that have always been wood. Some is documented by Rackham but much will have escaped documentation. The fact that it was intensively managed from Saxon times onwards doesn't mean it hasn't always been wood.

[kieran connell]

BBC News - Owen Paterson backs ancient woodland 'offsetting'

 

"Developers could be allowed to destroy ancient woodland if they agreed to plant many more trees elsewhere, the environment secretary has suggested"

 

Is this a good idea?

Do 500 newly planted trees an hour away by car equal,say,1 acre of Ancient Woodland?

 

sounds to me like lip service from the government so their rich/developer mates can do what they want. no! i dont think replacing ancient woodland by planting in other areas will compensate very much,as it will take many years to get back lost diversity etc

[kieran connell]

So, what are we going to do about it?

 

90% of the people on here depend on trees and woodlands for their lively hood.

 

As a group we should be getting together with Natural England and the likes and start a campaign in the same way that happened when the same government knumpties wanted to sell of the woodlands.

 

im right with you on that one mate!

[toprotter]

Infuriated me when I heard this Patty mp

 

Lets just hope it's just a chess move, such a furore wil be made that

it would ease a back step to build on green belt.

[kieran connell]

sign here folks:

 

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-our-ancient-woodlands?source=facebook-share-button&time=1388923276

 

done!

[bolthole]

I've also signed the petition.

 

What a crassly stupid and short-sighted idea.

[porky]

Signed...

[Sylvia]

signed

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio...ime=1388923276

thanks.

Found this:

Ancient Tree Forum | The Tree Council

 

In a new partnership with the Woodland Trust, the Ancient Tree Forum is determined to conserve our priceless legacy of old trees and ancient woodland and create a succession of veteran trees for the future. The partnership will continue to raise awareness of the value and importance of veteran trees and ancient woodlands and their rightful place as part of our UK and Europe's heritage.

 

Tree Council Board look influential?????

[Gus McWilliam]

Signed