Category Archives: Forestry

Planting Trees in the Uplands? There’s an idea….

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Miles King

I was so excited at the thought of OPatz going to live in the woods, foraging for mushrooms and curing  badger hams , that I forgot to check what was actually said earlier this week, in relation to flooding and … Continue reading →

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Owen Paterson embraces Re-wilding.

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Miles King

Thanks to Phil Brewin (@waterlevels) for the photo of flooding on the Somerset Levels. It was only a couple of months ago, that Owen Paterson gave his most significant speech since he became Environment Secretary, to the Tory’s favourite Think … Continue reading →

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Conservation needs Change

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Miles King

This a continuation of the series of blogs stimulated by the re-wilding and conservation debate at the Linnean Society on Wednesday. I looked at how people’s relationship with nature has evolved to the point now where we can more or … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, animism, Beavers, biodiversity, Common Agricultural Policy, conservation, ecosystem services, environmental policy, European environment policy, farming, Floodplains, Forestry, Forestry Commission, greenspace, housing, management, neoliberalism, NFU, Owen Paterson, public goods, public land, regulatory reform, semi-natural | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Re-wilding: how do we recreate feral soils?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Miles King

Having successfully helped my mum pack her house into an articulated lorry, and bring her down here to Dorset yesterday, I have to admit to being a bit knackered. However I’m looking forward to buying a copy of George Monbiot’s … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, Forestry, Forestry Commission, George Monbiot, rewilding, soils, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments