Trees

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/29/millions-of-trees-at-risk-in-secretive-network-rail-felling-programme?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[uncleglen]

Not surprising. Some people won't be happy until the entire country is concreted over- you've only got to look around the front 'gardens' in ED....I can see the practical reasons for managing trees near the railway lines though- whether they are being 'managed' properly is another matter..

[flocker spotter]

There is no shortage of tree cover in this country, the concern is that they are doing in on such a mammoth scale at such a critical time for the local ecosystem

[civilservant]

petition against Network Rail tree felling here: https://www.change.org/p/network-rail-stop-network-rail-chopping-down-millions-of-trees

[BrandNewGuy]

flocker spotter Wrote:

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> There is no shortage of tree cover in this

> country,

But it's less than nearly all the rest of Europe.

[JohnL]

Yet three years ago at least (probably still) London could be classified as a forest.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/07/london-forest-i-tree-study

[BrandNewGuy]

Well in that case, whatever that "UN definition" of a forest is, it's silly. A cursory Google doesn't give any detail.

[flocker spotter]

not a useful comparison of anything apart from how larger, less densely populated countries likely to have more trees

[heartblock]

There are other ways to manage trees and leaf-fall. Coppicing for example. Chopping mature trees down is the cheaper option rather than the yearly management of trees. The trees and shrubs on rail sidings act as a wide life corridor in towns and cities.

[hpsaucey]

civilservant Wrote:

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> petition against Network Rail tree felling here:

> https://www.change.org/p/network-rail-stop-network

> -rail-chopping-down-millions-of-trees

Thanks for link. Signed and shared ...