Government plan to "sell off" Forests and Woodlands

Mancie · 25-10-2010, 21:54

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

Retlaw · 25-10-2010, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Mancie

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

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

Retlaw.

Mancie · 25-10-2010, 22:34

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

Retlaw.

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

cmonstanley · 25-10-2010, 22:55

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

cashman · 25-10-2010, 22:58

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

Mancie · 25-10-2010, 23:20

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

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

jaysay · 26-10-2010, 09:44

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

That would be err umm you moving back to Hyndburn

kestrelx · 26-10-2010, 15:04

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!"

garinda · 26-10-2010, 16:31

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

walkinman221 · 26-10-2010, 17:53

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

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.

jaysay · 26-10-2010, 17:58

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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.

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

walkinman221 · 26-10-2010, 18:03

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.