Makes you think.

[sawman]

There is a proposal locally to remove all this & replace it with a wind farm.

 

[DiddyDave]

With a name like "sawman" I'm thinking you're boasting about a new career opportunity???

 

[sawman]

No.Real woodsmen do not believe in early clearfells .

 

[daftbugga]

i'm all in favour of renewable energy but

to cut down loads of trees to do it :shrug:

 

[Janice]

Seems a shame to me..........look at all that lovely MOSS.

Has a look of eerie tranquility to it.

 

[Yv]

Does seem terribly wasteful, although of course one has to look at the whole picture [no pun intended] - like most people I am in favour of renewable energy and occasionally some sacrifices have to be made but I am not always sure the correct decisions are made about where they are situated as to much rests on the politics and finance of such decisions. I suppose it comes down to WHY that particular area, the pros and cons etc. :shrug:

 

[Hawker]

Don't get me started about windfarms, I'll be ranting for hours. Why waste space on land? We are an island with quite a lot of water around us, why not just build massive off shore windfarms. Wind farms on land just smack of a cash generating scheme for the landowners, rather than any viable energy producing scheme.

 

[daftbugga]

yes very well said.

 

[sawman]

Don't get me started about windfarms, I'll be ranting for hours. Why waste space on land? We are an island with quite a lot of water around us, why not just build massive off shore windfarms. Wind farms on land just smack of a cash generating scheme for the landowners, rather than any viable energy producing scheme.

Yes but why windfarms at sea when we could surely use the tidal currents. The estate where those trees are stands to make a fortune.

 

[DiddyDave]

I guess as the argument for Windfarms is basically for environmental issues of protecting our environment & trees, it does smack as a little odd we want to flatten a forest to save trees