Brian May to unveil Dorset woodland plan (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Brian May to unveil Dorset woodland plan
10:44am Sunday 10th February 2013 in News
Brian May to unveil Dorset woodland plan
Rock star Brian May will visit a Dorset village tomorrow to present plans for a new woodland.
The Queen guitarist , who has become a vocal opponent of plans to cut the spread of bovine TB by culling badgers, will visit Bere Regis to meet villagers over his plans for a 155 acre site in the area of which he has recently become owner.
May says his proposals for a woodland planting scheme, in the village west of Poole, aim to create a significant wildlife safe-haven and enhanced ecological habitat on a site to the southern side of the village which was previously agricultural land.
The musician will be present in person together with his managing agents and representatives from the Forestry Commission.
A spokesman for May said: “To prepare for this, (he) is keen to hear from all local neighbours and stakeholders on his proposals and has invited all residents of the village to an open day on Monday.”
Residents are being invited to the open day, which will be held at the Drax Hall in North Street.
May will also join a formal meeting from 7pm-9pm to talk about his passion for the project and the benefits of his proposed woodland creation scheme, which will involve the gradual transformation of intensive agricultural land to woodland and wildlife reserve.
Comments(9)
Morrigan
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12:12pm Sun 10 Feb 13
John T
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2:15pm Sun 10 Feb 13
After all, every household in Britain contributes nearly £250 p.a. towards single payment supplements to large landowners like him for these subsidies..,
davecook
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6:41pm Sun 10 Feb 13
twynham
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9:16pm Sun 10 Feb 13
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Nothing to do with shortfall.
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That's why farmers are selling up.
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Famous guitarist or not, it'll stop anyone building on it!
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Maybe keep a few horses as well?
rollingpinboy
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11:21pm Sun 10 Feb 13
Baywolf
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8:42am Mon 11 Feb 13
davecook wrote:Every time you use your car or use public transport, the paper you read, the lights you use, the oven you use to cook your dinner ..everything you use in your daily life stems from the deforestation of the rain forests. Protecting and making woodlands is only a drop in the ocean to stem the tide of global deforestation.
Nice to turn more farmland into another unproductive "nature reserve". Which means another chunk of Amazon rainforest will be turned into farmland so we can import food to make up the shortfall, but why think things through when everybody can rush out and greet a famous guitarist.........
rollingpinboy
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8:00pm Mon 11 Feb 13
AdelaidePete
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6:12am Tue 12 Feb 13
baron hardup says...
11:09am Sun 10 Feb 13