This banner greeted the Forestry Panel as we arrived in Kielder village today on our second visit (we visited Forest of Dean last month). It made me chuckle. We had a very friendly welcome from local communities.
It was good to see Dave Turnbull from Northumbria Ramblers flying the flag for walking and leisure at the event. It's clear that the forest is so much more than a commercial timber forest (important though that is). I didn't realise the effort that's going in to create diverse landscapes (by mixing up tree species and staggering tree felling), protect biodiversity (for example, by making sure that red squirrels have food all year round), promoting tourism (with a joint development trust between the Forestry Commission and Northumbria Water), and promote leisure (through promoting footpaths). Very impressive.
One final statistic that I learnt: a house made of wood uses six cubic metres of the stuff, which means that 1.2 tonnes of carbon are locked up for the lifetime of the house.
It was good to see Dave Turnbull from Northumbria Ramblers flying the flag for walking and leisure at the event. It's clear that the forest is so much more than a commercial timber forest (important though that is). I didn't realise the effort that's going in to create diverse landscapes (by mixing up tree species and staggering tree felling), protect biodiversity (for example, by making sure that red squirrels have food all year round), promoting tourism (with a joint development trust between the Forestry Commission and Northumbria Water), and promote leisure (through promoting footpaths). Very impressive.
One final statistic that I learnt: a house made of wood uses six cubic metres of the stuff, which means that 1.2 tonnes of carbon are locked up for the lifetime of the house.
Tom Franklin
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