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“The majority of forests are located away from the main A and B class roads and are accessed via smaller rural roads. Most timber extraction passes without incident. However in some instances there is the potential for some disruption to local communities and the highway network.
In order to try and address these issues, the North Yorkshire Timber Freight Quality Partnership was established. This group is made up of a range of key stakeholders including representation from the timber industry, North Yorkshire Council and both national parks.”
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/timber-routes-map
“It is in an owner's interest to consult with the National Park Authority before carrying out emergency work on a tree in a Conservation Area because unauthorised work could result in prosecution.”
“Pioneering foresters and managers recognised that forests were more than a strategic timber asset; they were an environmental resource with huge potential for public recreation, as wealth and ease of access to the countryside grew. One of the leading proponents of change in the North York Moors was Gordon Simpson, aforester in the Moors from 1953 to 1993. He was amongst the first people to set public nature trails, and along with forest ranger Jack Eaton established a local history and natural history museum at Low Dalby – a forerunner to today’s visitor centres. A sometimes controversial aspect of the Forestry Commission’s work was the visual impact on the landscape of the huge plantations – often of non-native conifers. Some efforts were made to mitigate this by planting hardwoods along roads, and where possible straight edge were avoided. The landscape architect Dame Sylvia Crowe was appointed to the Commission in 1963 as its first landscape consultant, and in the Moors she helped design the forest edge on Sneaton High Moor in order to soften its impact. Gradually, conservation and amenity gained increasing prominence in Forestry Commission policies.”
“The great thing about forestry is that there are lots of different pathways you can explore. I decided to explore a route that would involve learning the theory while gaining practical experience. Looking back, I had a deep connection with my local National Park in Rothbury, Northumberland. I envisaged myself as a National Park Ranger, working with the public and on national footpaths – things I knew I would enjoy and be good at. With that ambition firmly in my mind, I knew it would be best to get a job in a related industry such as forestry, to gain some valuable experience. I decided to explore different college courses and decided on a diploma in Forestry, which would involve two years’ practical outdoors experience. As part of the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) course at Newton Rigg College in Cumbria, I spent my middle year on placement at North West Water in Macclesfield. I completed a lot of practical work during the course and achieved an OND (which later changed to a Forestry BTEC National Diploma) which would later open the door to a new chapter in forestry.”
https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/22/oaks-and-invaders-why-...
Did you think I wouldn't?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iF47M3YDlg&list=RD4iF47M3YDlg&start_rad...
Apparently the Fires were somin to do with the Forrestry Commission... and had been Burning since Springtime around some Beck or other.
How Now? They want to fill in the fire Breaks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iWOaW2I71E&list=RD1iWOaW2I71E&start_rad...
Works in Progress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQRl9TocHog&list=RDCQRl9TocHog&start_rad...
I was just Warming Up.
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