The forestry sector must wake up and face the growing number of issues that lie ahead, says Ben Anderson ofAbbey Forestry, who makes the case for woodland diversification.There are many objectives for woodland man-agement, but it is the three Ps; Pests, Pathogens and Policy, which often influence, or sadly impede, progress. The key objective in any woodland management plan should be timber production. Income from timber enables secondary and tertiary management objectives to be achieved. Recent timber prices have proved this, enabling previously unviable operations to be completed.
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