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Trees - good or bad?
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Posted 10 months ago #
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The Lands End Coaster is what attracted us to Cornwall. See bottom of the article
Posted 10 months ago # -
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Michael Ramage of Cambridge University explains how the development of Cross-Laminated Timber makes it possible to build pretty much any building with wood while Tim Searchinger of Princeton University argues that turning forests into construction material has a high carbon cost for the planet.
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Posted 9 months ago # -
Friends of Dalry cemetry seemed anti the Roseburm to Canal cycle route the other day due to loss of trees. No trees lost yet of course as this is only a plan.unless people want to count blown in saplings onto the railway embankment like what happened before?
Posted 9 months ago # -
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AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after up to 12 trees were allegedly felled in Musselburgh to make way for a bin.
Scottish Forestry, the Government body which oversees tree management, has confirmed it is looking into the removal of the trees, near the River Esk.
Unauthorised felling is a criminal offence and could result in a fine of up to £5,000 per tree chopped down being issued by the courts.
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Posted 6 months ago # -
"Councillor Andy Forrest, fellow Musselburgh ward member, called for additional information to be made available to the public on where to report concerns about trees being felled."
Possibly the best councillor for this particular job.
Posted 6 months ago # -
This article was really interesting on planning permission in England
"Ros Wyke tried for more than 25 years, including as leader of the former Mendip district council. Cautious council officers denied the paths planning permission. Then, in 2022, they began experimenting with using “permitted development rights” – the separate process that a farmer uses when building a new track through a field. This much more streamlined process still requires application forms and licences for hedgerow removal, water or drain crossings, and to protect newts or bats. However, it removes the need to survey every tree within 50 yards of a path, for example, and other elements of the planning process designed with large out-of-town developments in mind, like topographical surveys. This can easily cut two years off the process and make a path’s success far more likely. Under this model, planning permission needs to be granted only for those sections of path that meet roads, which cuts delivery timescales from decades to weeks."
Posted 6 months ago # -
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Adam Carruthers of Wigton and Daniel Graham of Carlisle accused of causing £622,191 damage to tree and £1,144 to Hadrian’s Wall
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/12/sycamore-gap-tree-trial-date
Posted 5 months ago # -
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Ms Molloy has described it as “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”, portrayed as having benefits to biodiversity. But, she adds: “We only ever see nice photos of it surrounded by butterflies.
“Even the gardener who doesn’t mean any harm can be contributing to the problem.
“We would like to see very clear guidance on how ordinary people can deal with it. They need to know they have to cut off the flower heads before they dry out.
“There is not focus on its ability to outcompete surrounding plants and flowers and to spread.
“It reduces biodiversity and creates a monoculture. It is actually damaging biodiversity.”
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Posted 4 months ago # -
It isn’t the plant “devouring” buildings though, and not even gardeners’ fault. It’s the underlying chronic lack of maintenance of our buildings that’s the problem.
Here in Germany, all the buildings are beautifully maintained, with even historic half-timbered buildings in UNESCO world heritage sites having new render and double glazing
Posted 4 months ago # -
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Trees
Battle Grounds: Culture Wars in the Countryside The British countryside is often portrayed as a green and pleasant land - a rural idyll. But under the surface, rural culture wars rage: the Right to Roam, veganism, rewilding.
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For Anthony Geddes, the growing hostility towards trees has contributed to him leaving his job in forestry: “You feel like you're in this sort of this embattled environment where it's really difficult to be the person who's talking about trees.”
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Posted 3 months ago # -
There's a recent post from CEC on FB bigging up (very slow) progress on an active travel route. Oddly, lots of people coming in to complain that this is removing trees, putting down concrete, and thus bad for the planet. None of these people feature environmental messages on their publicly available profiles.
Is this the new whataboutery?
I replied to some of these comments yesterday, and just now have seen that I have 20+ notifications on FB... hmm.Posted 3 months ago # -
*Possibly* related…
Posted 3 months ago # -
In other news, water is wet and gravity is the law.
Posted 3 months ago # -
I've just checked a mirror, nope, not wearing my shocked face.
Posted 3 months ago # -
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Endangered mountain trees make comeback after pioneering project in Highlands beauty spot
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(Scotsman)
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Today, trees are bad in my world. Just came off on leaves on the cycle path in Livingston. Landed on my mouth, somehow, and bit and bashed up my lip. Fortunately I don't think I've damaged my teeth. Oh well, back to the "40 mph" road, such fun.
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Oh no, hope you mend well.
Time to make a list of all the paths which I reported last year for leaf clearing and proactively report them this year...
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Best wishes @fimm
That's a nasty fall. Wet leaves = slam down hard. Ouch.
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
@fimm at least you looked after yer teeth. Hope you are ok
Lorra leaves on wol path today. I was ginger. They were really dry so not much skidding
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Thanks all. Feeling less sorry for myself today. That's twice I've come off on cycle paths in Livingston - the last time was ice.
Sometime this spring I filled in a form on West Lothian Council's website and got the leaves cleared off that section of path - I'm going to give it a couple more weeks, till I think most of the leaves are down, and fill it in again. But I won't go that way if there's a risk of ice, as it is never going to be gritted.
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Boswall Square
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