...... an noticed a huge swathe of trees been dessimated on the left hand embankment heading out.

Anyone know the reason for this?

It was me. Still getting the hang of the whole 'braking before the corner' thing :(

Originally posted by Unisol
...... an noticed a huge swathe of trees been dessimated on the left hand embankment heading out.

Anyone know the reason for this?
In a word...

...forestry.

Originally posted by foo_fighter
In a word...

...forestry.

Wouldn't have thought it was allowed there.

The areas around the snake etc seem to have always remained untouched.

Hope it not a sign of things to come as the countryside is breathtaking there.

Not that I would suggest taking in too much of the scenery whilst driving on the snake as this could result in certain death and further damage to our wonderful trees, there is a quarry around there. An eye sight to be sure to be sure.

I know exactly where you mean. We go over that way every weekend and I noticed it months and months ago but it has got worse and worse. I dont drive you see so I can look out the windows.hehe. But it was quite a shock to see so many lovely trees just chopped down!! x

Haven't been over The Snake for a while. Not sure of the exact location being referred to. However, the National Trust own a lot of land in the area, and are adopting a policy of cutting own the conifers (over, I think, a 15 year period), and replacing them with native deciduous trees. Not sure this is the explanation for this location though.

I haven't driven the snake - errr I mean the snake pass :gag: in a while. Can't do it in spring coz I get distracted looking at all those loverly lambikins.

I suppose with all forest management they have to cut down some trees to make way for new ones? Not super up on all this forestry stuff but I know a few places where they tend to cut back every 20 years or so and re-plant.

Booootiful scenery up there tho - may get hubby to drive me over there at the weekend - the forecast is for rain, so bet we have a bit of a scorcher! LOL

I think we should start a campaign to stop the cutting down of trees on the Snake and anywhere else where they can be seen by a motorist.

Such a campaign should not stop at trees, it should also concentrate on any type of rural industry which affects the car driver travelling from Sheffield to Manchester. In particular, many people enjoy watching lambs gambol in fieds near to the road and yet the farmers allow these lambs to grow larger and then I am told they remove them from the roadside and sell them for "chops".

My sister and I drove over Snake Pass yesterday and we noticed some of the changes to the scenery too :( It's a real shame, but as Redrobbo says, maybe it is just part of a planned replacement process or something. I hope so anyway - I love the drive over Snake Pass, and it'd be a shame if they really are intending to cut a lot of the trees back.

Errr... at the end of the day those trees might be nice, but there are there for agricultural reasons, not to look pretty.

They are being harvested because they are mature and have a value, and that is what you do with planned forestry.

Come on Tony, pull the other one! What possible use could trees be in agriculture? I may not know much about the mysterious ways of the countryside but I am fairly sure that trees are built by farmers in order to improve the views that motorists get from their car when driving between cities. Cutting down these trees is clearly an act of vandalism which should be exposed. Name and shame these so-called "foresters" is what I say.

...and they're conifers too which aren't native. They plant them really close together so nothing can grow under them due to the lack of light. So good riddance! Of course they'll plant some more, if the soil holds out.

It's the price we pay for printing our email, buying a newspaper every day and not using dock leaves to wipe our sensitive areas! :D

Anyway, lots of the peak is covered in deciduous woodland and the bluebells are out at the moment and so is the gorse but you have to get out of the car to see 'em.

People often think the countryside is there purely to be pretty. As if it was left in a natural state to ensure that, on a Saturday, we have somewhere nice to walk, and nice views to enjoy while we breath in the fresh air and eat our flapjack.

In reality, it is a working environment. Just like a city.

People complain about tree-felling, or windfarms, or tyre tracks in the mud, or the plastic sheeting laid over the strawberry fields etc, as they are seen as being out-of-character with the surrounding area.
Looking pretty is some way off being the highest priority when it comes to working the land.

And besides, the biggest blot on the landscape around that area would be the Snake Pass, if we're going purely on looks
And without it, fewer people would be able to complain about the forestry work taking place in that area :)

Not to have a go at anyone, just venting a bit of frustration here :)

Originally posted by KenH
I may not know much about the mysterious ways of the countryside

Obviously... unless you were being very subtly sarcastic. :confused:

Why has "Why are they there?" been added to my thread title?

My question doesn't make sense now.

I was wondering the same :confused:

Supposedly they are poisoning all the water. They were only planted because they are the quickest growing trees. They are all currently being cut down and more suitable trees are to be planted.