BBC: ‘Rising temperatures threaten UK trees’
Trust the BBC to publish this load of nonsense!
Some of the United Kingdom’s most valued trees are struggling to keep pace with climate change and increasing extreme weather.
“We are very concerned that changing conditions are putting our trees under significant stress,” warns Dr Eleanor Tew from Forestry England.
To future-proof our forests, a ‘species for the future’ list has been released highlighting thirty trees likely to thrive in a warmer climate.
It includes familiar names like oak, birch, and alder, alongside less common species such as coast redwood and Corsican pine, which it is hoped will lead to a more resilient woodland.
Oak, birch and alder? What, like the trees that have always grown in the British Isles?
Has anybody seen our forests “under stress”? I take my dog for walk round the local woods most days, and all the trees look as healthy as they ever have.
It is worth noting that Dr Eleanor Tew has no experience in actual forestry work.
Since leaving Cambridge University, she has worked for Forestry England. Her work focuses on the practical application of forest resilience and natural capital concepts, embedding these into day-to-day decision-making. Her academic background is in ecology, conservation and environmental economics, with a PhD from the University of Cambridge exploring natural capital optimisation in UK forestry.
Maybe she should spend a couple of years doing actual forestry work; then she might stop writing this sort of nonsense.
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