What do woodland owners think about British Forestry?
by Angus, 16 March, 2018, 0 comments
Gabriel Hemery of Sylva.org.uk is a researcher and entrepreneur in the British Woodlands sector. He just announced the results of his British Woodlands Survey 2017 (BWS) where he asked hundreds of woodland owners how they see the future of their woods. The survey covered 1.5 million acres of woodland - about a fifth of the UK wooded area and included forestry agents as well as 660 owners and looked at biodiversity, biosecurity, social attitudes and woodland creation. The report is entitled, "Shaping the Future of Forestry".
Most striking was that the majority of owners and agents reported making a financial loss on their woodland over the last five years. Read more...
