Tim SmalleyNov 26, 2022

Today is the start of #NationalTreeWeek in the UK.

It’s the start of the planting season, which is from the end of November until March.

#trees planting is frowned on by some who favour only natural regeneration, but there’s a place for both if planting is done to complement & reconnect smaller fragments of ancient #woodland on a landscape scale.

It can have a massive positive impact on biodiversity as seen at Heartwood #Forest in St Albans.

Here’s an image from there.

#photography #nature

Show threadHikerSelmaNov 26, 2022
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I wish the US had a whole week to celebrate trees and reforestation. We have one day, Arbor Day.
Show threadTim SmalleyNov 26, 2022

@HikerSelma In all honesty, if we only had a day celebrating reforestation, but made the progress we need to make, the week-long celebration would be just that, rather than a cry for action.

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries, & we have been in a state of deforestation for about 20yrs. Government misses its own restoration targets by a country mile, continues to strip nature protections from legislation & is happy to pump raw sewage into our rivers. It's literally a shit-show.

Show threadHikerSelmaNov 26, 2022
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That is sad. My only direct experience of the UK has been coastal walks in Cornwall. Have recently become aware of the sewage dumping issue.
Show threadTim SmalleyNov 26, 2022
@HikerSelma a fabulous place to start. The Cornish coast is epic. I used to spend my childhood summers split between Penzance and St Ives, Ilfracombe in Devon and Poole at the start of the Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
Show threadHikerSelmaNov 26, 2022
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The coastal walk started in St Ives and ended on the Lizard. An all time favorite trip. When you explore on foot like that you feel part of the landscape. I loved St Ives and although Penzance is so much larger I loved it also esp for the gardens. That where I first saw a real thatched roof. On my second coastal walk I continued from the Lizard to Falmouth. Instead of heading to London I took the train to historic Lyme Regis and did get a taste of the Jurassic coast.
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@HikerSelma Ahhh, the coastline from St Ives to Lizard is stunning. Highlights for me along that route are Botallack, Cape Cornwall, Nanven, Mousehole, Kynance Cove and then Lizard Point. Lands End is stunning, but over-commercialised - I much prefer the wild views from Porthcurno/Logan Rock.
Nov 26, 2022 at 11:09pmWeb