Trees can do all that and they also work on farms to produce the timber and fibre which we need for a lower carbon & biobased economy.

I ate a lot more than one ;)

The reality in the UK is that timber production is set for long term decline, and that the area of commercial forestry is declining.

We can’t build “forest towns” if we don’t have productive forests
- @marycreagh.bsky.social @helenahorton.bsky.social

www.tomorrowsforests.co.uk/post/are-we-...

If you remember, the comms around the new Western Forest doesn’t mention timber and all the photos are of broadleaves 🤔

www.bbc.com/news/article...

We certainly do need joined up policies but unfortunately the @thefabians.bsky.social report seems to ignore forestry.
To decarbonise our economy we will need more biomaterials- timber, hemp, lignin etc
We should be building those new rural homes with locally sourced lower carbon materials

We certainly do need joined up integrated polices on landuse.
However the WWF report & the @thefabians.bsky.social one, both seem to ignore forestry & wider bioeconomy.
To decarbonise, the UK needs a lot more biomaterials (timber, hemp, lignin etc) - I can’t see them mentioned in either document.

If the south of England was just a wee bit closer to the rest of Europe, then we’d probably have Norway Spruce and Silver Fir as “native” conifer species

Following up on why UK timber is sitting at roadside.
There is a lack of confidence in U.K. construction which is a major consumer of forest products

www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Probably the closest we get to savannah is lowland dry heath, but much of that has been converted to farming & some to forestry.

Landuse is regulated & rewarded by the Govt, & unfortunately they struggle to have consistent or evidence based policies

www.wildlifetrusts.org/habitats/hea...

Perhaps we need some kind of profit redistribution ….

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Many woodland owners are practicing continuous cover forestry with the following crop provided by natural regeneration. Highly dependant on long term and consistent deer control.

It’s great to see more CCF being practiced.
I have some concerns with relying too much on natural regeneration, I think we should also be introducing improved genetics both for timber production and longer term climate resilience.

Agreed and the demand for “white” timber whenever possible.

The other big challenge in terms of diversification of both species & silviculture, is that the Govt (due to lobbying from the Agri sector) regulates where we can grow timber, and it is usually on poor soils and often upland areas.