
06/12/2011
According to a new report from 20 leading forestry and wildlife groups, the UK should plant more broadleaf trees and do more to capitalise on existing woods.
Twenty leading forestry and wildlife groups are calling for a new approach to woodland management. In the recent report, 'The State of the UK's Forests, Woods and Trees', it says the UK should be planting more broadleaf species. It also suggests landowners and businesses need to do more to capitalise on existing woods, whether that's boosting wildlife, carbon capture, tourism or making the most of the building materials. The report's author Sian Atkinson from the Woodland Trust explains the findings to Anna Hill - whilst John Morgan, the Head of Plant Health at the Forestry Commission explains the impact of the loss of 3,000,000 Japanese Larch to the tree disease Ramorum.
As 4G mobile broadband trials continue across the UK, Sarah Swadling is in Cornwall to see what impact this could have on rural communities. The service is using the spare capacity left over from the analogue TV switch-off. There are currently 200 homes taking part in the trial near Newquay.
And Charlotte Smith returns to the Upton Estate on the border of Warwickshire and Oxfordshire to look at the conservation work being done over the winter to encourage wildlife across the farm.
This programme is presented by Anna Hill and produced in Birmingham by Angela Frain.
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