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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-13264201
1/10 of pine forest destroyed Will, any sign of rain for us and your old backyard? |
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![]() "Been Laden" wrote in message ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-13264201 1/10 of pine forest destroyed Will, any sign of rain for us and your old backyard? Not much I'm afraid Terry if any. At least the wind should die down during tomorrow which will reduce the spread of the fires. Will -- |
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Been Laden wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-13264201 1/10 of pine forest destroyed I could see the smoke from the plane over the Isle of Wight as I was flying in from Tenerife yesterday. It looked like a damn big fire. -- Brian Wakem |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-13277087 We also (like Will) used to live just down the road from this area - with those roads closed, it'll be causing mayhem for traffic - as well as the obvious problems for firefighters, local residents, wildlife etc. Could get worse before it gets better; we need a considerable amount of rain now (good 60 hours yet?), and before the rain (hopefully) arrives, the wind will become strong/gusty - not exactly helpful for controlling the fire(s). Martin. -- Martin Rowley West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W NGR: SU 082 023 |
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Not destroyed, just re-cycled. Fires are a natural occurance in
Forests. Think about it, if no forest ever burnt, we'd be miles deep in twigs and branches......... |
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On May 4, 12:09*pm, MahFL wrote:
Not destroyed, just re-cycled. Fires are a natural occurance in Forests. Think about it, if no forest ever burnt, we'd be miles deep in twigs and branches......... Apart from the mini-beasts, funghi and bacteria, of course......... *)) |
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I was waiting for some smart ass, actually, to say British Forests
don't need fire......lol. |
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On May 4, 12:13*pm, MahFL wrote:
I was waiting for some smart ass, actually, to say British Forests don't need fire......lol. ..............that's a little unnecessary. You'll have to wait a lot longer too for someone to say that, because I certainly didn't. I did add a smiley, as you did overlook all those 3 things, rather! British woodlands (few areas of forest now, most were cleared, using fire, as well as felling and grazing) are very different from the massive forests of America. Most breakdown of organic matter in a broadleaved English forest takes place through recycling through the food chain, leaving a brown earth soil as a result. Most of our (few remaining) ancient woodlands have not seen major fires for a long time; centuries in most cases and the woods and once plentiful forests have been privately owned and managed for hunting for a thousand years and more - that's why we have some of the oldest trees in Europe. I can assure you that none of them are "miles deep in twigs and branches", even though they have not suffered regular fires. Walk in one. you'll soon see, |
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thats right, smart ass, mr Forestry commission know it all.
On 04/05/2011 1:07 PM, Dawlish wrote: On May 4, 12:13 pm, wrote: I was waiting for some smart ass, actually, to say British Forests don't need fire......lol. .............that's a little unnecessary. You'll have to wait a lot longer too for someone to say that, because I certainly didn't. I did add a smiley, as you did overlook all those 3 things, rather! British woodlands (few areas of forest now, most were cleared, using fire, as well as felling and grazing) are very different from the massive forests of America. Most breakdown of organic matter in a broadleaved English forest takes place through recycling through the food chain, leaving a brown earth soil as a result. Most of our (few remaining) ancient woodlands have not seen major fires for a long time; centuries in most cases and the woods and once plentiful forests have been privately owned and managed for hunting for a thousand years and more - that's why we have some of the oldest trees in Europe. I can assure you that none of them are "miles deep in twigs and branches", even though they have not suffered regular fires. Walk in one. you'll soon see, |
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