Destruction or Preservation!

Destruction or Preservation!, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (Dreaming of mid summer).

LR-10415 - Never sure with the Forestry commission whether it's destruction or preservation or even logical, the problem is coppicing seems to be harvesting mature tree's as opposed to thinning. The area in the forest/woods was already cut at the end of last year, leaving large gaps between the trees enabling Buzzards to swoop down along quite clear runways and pick off the Red Squirrels previously protected by the woodland canopy.
This looks an expensive bit of kit and along with it's collection truck makes very short work of cutting down something that took years to grow.
Have to wonder if the commission actually know what the contractors are doing or just pleased to see a cheque come in for the timber.

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forest wood woods "great combley" machinery Loggtech harvester hydraulics red chain saw grabber "red squirrel" floor tree trees