muddycoffee Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 This is just stupid and not very green IS it for sheffield? im sure the wild life trust would maybe be against this as well!!!! perhaps a petition against this may help tho im not sure that OUR COUNCIL listen to petitions What's stupid ? Have you read all the other comments. Do you want the common to revert to woods or to be sucessfully managed as a common ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmyowls Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 What's stupid ? Have you read all the other comments. Do you want the common to revert to woods or to be sucessfully managed as a common ? do Wildlife get managed NOW! i expect alot of wildlife live on the common and perhaps hide in the woods or even liv in the woods ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Not all wildlife live more successfully in woodland than on heathland though- some species live much more happily on heaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I think my main concern with the scheme is what will the council be most enthusiastic about; - habitat renewal or free fuel for the boilers ? Hopefully the Forestry Commission will be policing this licence but as the felling will take place over five years it seems unlikely to happen. A serious attempt to restore the common would also need to tackle the invasion of bracken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_busdriver Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Are the trees being felled because people keep walking into them? Perhaps the trees are a health hazard for that reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The paths are not obscured by trees, if that's what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 About fifty or more years ago there was a massive fire and many of the trees were destroyed. This resulted in the growth of the young sycamore trees that we have today, sycamore trees are the dandelions of the tree world. In its original state the common was grazed, there were houses there and the ground was cultivated with the result that there were open spaces with a mixture of woodland, grazing, small household plots with a few chickens and perhaps the occasional pig? Since the fire it has become overgrown and a few years ago Dr. Rotherham suggested that the introduction of sheep would help prevent the common from becoming overgrown. Unfortunately there was an outcry from the dog walkers who would have to put their dogs on leads and so the scheme never got of the ground giving us the situation that exists today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHsheff Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/parks-woodlands--countryside/whats-on 15/03/2008 Common 'ave a Go! 10.30am -3.00pm Wadsley and Loxley Common West Ranger Team Parks & Countryside Rangers 0114 268 6196 Join the Rangers on the commons for a day of positive practical tasks. No tree felling this time! But we have plenty to do to continue improvements on the Commons. All tools and training provided. So there you go - anyone who's REALLY interested in what's happening on the Common can go and spend a day helping out, and can find out all about coppicing at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_busdriver Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The paths are not obscured by trees, if that's what you mean. But can people accidently stray off the path and walk into a tree? The council probably can't afford to pay the claims, I know its rubbish but I think its a health/safety thing. There are also pubs in the Wisewood area, someone could stagger out of the pub, onto the common and into a tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 But can people accidently stray off the path and walk into a tree? The council probably can't afford to pay the claims, I know its rubbish but I think its a health/safety thing. There are also pubs in the Wisewood area, someone could stagger out of the pub, onto the common and into a tree There is also a conservation issue, sounds strange I know but there we are, trees need light to grow and different plants and wildlife need different habitats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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