coopster1974 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I'd like to know what % of the total tree population 2800 trees is that are to be felled. Its 0.5% Went up last week and counted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pininsho Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Its 0.5% Went up last week and counted! Maths isn't my strong point but if 2800 trees is 0.5% that means there are approx 560,000 trees on the common which is about 1/8 of the total of 4 million in the city as a whole. I find that a little bit hard to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I also think that grazing on the common is probably the best way forward. After all common land was for that very purpose. I remember the common being used for grazing in the '70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopster1974 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Maths isn't my strong point but if 2800 trees is 0.5% that means there are approx 560,000 trees on the common which is about 1/8 of the total of 4 million in the city as a whole. I find that a little bit hard to believe. Its true - if you dont believe me, go and count them yourself! Dont forget that there's loads down towards the golfclub and over the far side once you get to the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellesmere200 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I have been walking the Commons for forty years and have seen the encroachment of the birch trees over that time. There were no trees on what were the playing fields years ago. GET THEM OFF they are nothing but weeds and aren't even native to this country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellesmere200 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 The birch trees are NOT being felled to provide fuel. They are being used to provide fuel since some people complained about the pileds of chipped wood that were left before. There is no pleasing some people. Carry on the good work Rangers, we want Commons not overgrown woodland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree lover Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't know who is spreading these lies (although I could guess). Silver Birch are native trees, look in any decent book about trees. They are not weeds but a very valuable part of the ecology of this country. Heather and Bilberry grow well under their shade and roe deer eat their foliage, amongst many other benefits. Also the chippings are not just from birch, oak and beech have also been felled. I have photographs of their sad remains. Heaven help us and our wild spaces if we leave them to the rangers. I have been walking the Commons for forty years and have seen the encroachment of the birch trees over that time. There were no trees on what were the playing fields years ago. GET THEM OFF they are nothing but weeds and aren't even native to this country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanman Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Lowland heath is far more rare than the scrubby Silver Birch filled wood that is gradually creeping across the common. Silver Birch propogates itself very easily which is why its often seen as a weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pininsho Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't know who is spreading these lies (although I could guess). Silver Birch are native trees, look in any decent book about trees. They are not weeds but a very valuable part of the ecology of this country. Heather and Bilberry grow well under their shade and roe deer eat their foliage, amongst many other benefits. Also the chippings are not just from birch, oak and beech have also been felled. I have photographs of their sad remains. Heaven help us and our wild spaces if we leave them to the rangers. Silver Birch are native trees. You're right there, but bilberry and heather need an open sunny position and won't survive in shade. This is why there is very little heather and bilberry on Loxley Common, because they have been shaded out by the Birch trees which dominate Loxley Common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanman Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I'd just like to point our that Wadskey & Loxley Commoners do a vast amount of work on the common. I greatly value their view on this and will beseeking it shortly - however this page on management http://www.walcweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2c.html would seem to support the current work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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