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sjh1

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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #45 on: October 23, 2013 »
Yeah, invasive species a real problem. Waterways are ruined with Himalayan Balsam, although actually it seems quite good for butterflies and bees.

Heard a bit of a depressing programme on Radio 4 the other week. Apparently if ash trees survive the die-back some invasive mite/insect or other is due to kill them off anyway; possibly this Emerald beetle.

Environmental news is often negative, but I view rewilding as a positive idea and easily achievable if mindsets would change. It would be a simple thing for conservation organisations to reduce grazing and clearing at at least some of their reserves. Government could stop paying subsidies for keeping unprofitable sheep on the uplands. There is no reason except tradition to farm habitat-destroying sheep on the hills. Farmers could instead get subsidies for allowing the land to rewild (essentially for doing nothing!).

... In fact in a rewilded landscape upland farmers could even be subsidised to remove harmful non-native species and prevent their spread. And/or to maintain paths and access routes for visitors. And/or to cull native grazers like deer that no longer have natural predators ...
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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #46 on: October 23, 2013 »
I love to read this info, great work all !

Many regards wolf
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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #47 on: October 23, 2013 »
Kind of related, the Woodland Trust have a campaign to raise money for a reforesting scheme in the Faughan Valley, Co. Londonderry.

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We’ve planted 55,000 native trees at the neighbouring three Woodland Trust woods.  The proposed planting of a further 40,000 would, collectively, represent the largest native woodland creation project in Northern Ireland.

More details here
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sjh1

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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #48 on: October 24, 2013 »
Quote from: whoRya on October 23, 2013
Kind of related, the Woodland Trust have a campaign to raise money for a reforesting scheme in the Faughan Valley, Co. Londonderry.

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We’ve planted 55,000 native trees at the neighbouring three Woodland Trust woods.  The proposed planting of a further 40,000 would, collectively, represent the largest native woodland creation project in Northern Ireland.

More details here

Thanks for this, sounds good. Have donated.
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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #49 on: October 24, 2013 »
Is there any way to help planting the trees ?
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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #50 on: October 27, 2013 »
Quote from: Wolf_Larson on October 24, 2013
Is there any way to help planting the trees ?

Click on the link in whoRya's post above. Can donate to the fund.
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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #51 on: October 27, 2013 »
I mean hands on ;-)
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Re: Rewilding
« Reply #52 on: October 27, 2013 »
Ah right, don't know about that specific project.

Some general stuff on tree planting here...

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/planting-woodland/Pages/default.aspx#.Um1IGvmpWSo
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