Action Group formed to challenge forestry company’s ‘blanket of trees’ on much-loved Langholm hillside
“First we lost our mills, now we’re losing our hills and with all these deer fences being erected, a walk on Warblaw will feel more like exercise time in a prison. What’s going on?”
These and other concerns were voiced by members of the public attending Scottish Woodlands’ recent public consultations on their proposal for planting Warblaw Hill. While concerns covered a wide variety of issues, including drainage, bio-diversity, mono-culture, loss of unique flora and loss of family-run farms, most criticism was directed at the landscape proposals.
A supporter of the proposed ‘Save Warblaw Action Group’ said: “Nearly 1,200 acres of densely planted forestry is planned, too much Sitka Spruce, too near the roads and too near the town, with the visuals failing to reflect the truly dramatic changes in our landscape 10-20 years down the road. When farmland become forestry, it never becomes farming again.”
In the meantime, here are some contact details:
For a feed-back form or more information on the Scottish Woodlands proposals please go to: https://www.scottishwoodlands.co.uk/public-consultations
Alternatively you can email:louise.wildgoose@scottishwoodlands.co.uk with any questions or comments
Save Warblaw Action Group can be contacted at warblawaction@mail.com
If you have any views to express or questions to ask, please write in to the E&L Advertiser on alan@eladvertiser.co.uk
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