Government plan to "sell off" Forests and Woodlands
 

Don't know about anyone else but when enjoying our forests and woodlands I often wonder... why don't we cut down the trees and build a golf course?
Ministers plan huge sell off of Britain's forests - Telegraph

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They can start with that lot on side of Coppice, chop the lot down.

Retlaw.

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I'm not a keen golfer ..maybe some on here have had holes in one up the Coppice.. but not many Eagles ;)

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if they did it would probably flood the houses at bottom at the top of avenue parade.

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why? it never did when there were no trees, far as i'm aware.:confused:

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OK..thats the positive outllook... but what are the downsides?:)

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That would be err umm you moving back to Hyndburn:D

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Seriously I think it's disgracefull - if it's true - with the rainforest coming down at a phenomenol rate we need to keep as many trees as we can.

Rainforest Destruction

Old African saying, "The best time to plant a tree is 5 years ago, the 2nd best time is now!"

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Elves, fairies, and pixies should be seen as an ethic group, like the Romanies, and not be forced off their ancient lands.

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The trees were there before the houses on pinewood drive at the top of avenue parade the land they are built on was always a bog they had to put some serious drainage in there when the built them early 80's i think, trees some years before that.

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there were no trees on the coppice in the 50s and 60s thats for sure

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Yes i think the planting took place in the early 70's the catchphrase was plant a tree in 73 i think it was a national campaign to get local authorities to plant trees on public spaces.

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Like Mushrooms...:p

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I remember the one in the eighties.

'Chop it down in '85.'

'You need a Tesco to stay alive.'

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Coppice was planted in late 70's was it not? It's better now - perhaps it was a bit naked before?

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With a population density of approx. 1k folks per sq. km., how many forests and woodlands are there left in the UK? If this is an issue, is it ideological or ecological?

As an aside, I have a feeling that many will regret the election of a Conservative plurality, and the coalition. I still find it difficult to understand why the British public and the politicians who claim to represent them have this unwillingness to try a minority govt.. I believe that Clegg will regret his formal alliance with the tories. I think he and his party would have been much better off refusing an alliance with either Labour or the Conservatives. Here in Canada ... and let's face it, we ain't doing all that bad over here ... voters seem quite happy with a minority govt. Enough wandering; off to the beer fridge.;)

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It did always confuse me, that our 'Coppice' used to have no trees there.