People thriving with forests Research professor @CMS_UHI Independent social forestry researcher
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Anna Lawrence retweeted
We're very excited about our event at the Catstrand on Thursday next week. We will be joined by Patrick Laurie @Gallowaygrouse and Anna Lawrence @randomforestink for interactive #landuse conversations #farming #forestry #art Tickets free, booking essential gcat.scot/project/arts/
Glad you liked it Roland. I do a fair bit of this kind of thing when funded. See e.g. climatexchange.org.uk/resear…
My report summarising forest managers' perspectives on soil carbon and forestry practice - in their own words. I like this kind of research - helping stakeholders understand each other.
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Anna Lawrence retweeted
Just listened to Sarah-Jane Laing from Scottish Land & Estates compare grouse shooting to hill walking & golf on the BBC News at Six. When was the last time you saw a golfer shoot a hen harrier or a short-eared owl??!!
Affects Scotland differently: "Unfortunately, the ability of the Scottish Government to take strategic action in mitigation is hampered by Westminster’s control over capital spending."
After the shame of voting against free school meals in England, he votes for sewage in English rivers.
@DavidMundellDCT just voted to allow raw sewage in our waters nitter.gq/i/events/1452627742856…
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What the main amendments were, the reasons given for rejecting them, and who voted to allow raw sewage in our waters.
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It's also about financial feasibility - thinning used to be considered unfeasible because you couldn't sell the thinnings. That's changed. So if the costs need to balance the income, that is what would affect the feasibility of manual thinning.
Thanks John, good detective work, this was the short version that got published, happy to discuss with anyone who's interested.
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Scotland needs to diversify forestry ownership if it's to become a 40% woodland nation, according to a new report.
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"In the UK and Ireland many tree species like birch, alder, hazel and willow, thrive in the wet areas surrounding bogs. The wooded edges of rain fed bogs are some of the rarest and most species rich wetland environments known in the UK or Ireland" york.ac.uk/anthropocene-biod…
Not Forestry Commission land, as Matt says private land sold by Duke of Buccleuch. Scottish Forestry is the regulatory body (used to be Forestry Commission Scotland) which should have picked this up but didn't, partly because they are desperately understaffed.
Anna Lawrence retweeted
Relocate beavers - don’t kill them. Allow these aquatic engineers to improve Scotland’s landscapes and nature. You can stop the unnecessary killing by signing and sharing this petition. parliament.scot/GettingInvol… #movedontkill #conservation #wildlife
Anna Lawrence retweeted
Local communities owning land and assets is more important now than ever! @OurMorvernWoods have been awarded £1M by @scotgov #ScottishLandFund to bring 2500 hectares into community ownership. We need to raise another £1.7 million. Please help and RT youtu.be/cELQlkcaiRI
Check out my latest article: Stakeholders ideas about woodland expansion in the Scottish Borders
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Report just published - stakeholders' thoughts and ideas about woodland expansion in the Scottish Borders forestry.gov.scot/publicatio…