Controlled Burning To Prevent Wildfires

[HW95J]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48058693

Article suggesting the highly innovative approach of controlled burning in Scotland, starting next year. To be done by the Scottish Fire Service. A brief mention of gamekeepers but overall ignoring the fact that this has been done for years and that a lot of land for shooting is already managed like this. No acknowledgement that there have been recent fires on land that could have been protected this way already if it was managed. 

[islandgun]

25 minutes ago, HW95J said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48058693

Article suggesting the highly innovative approach of controlled burning in Scotland, starting next year. To be done by the Scottish Fire Service. A brief mention of gamekeepers but overall ignoring the fact that this has been done for years and that a lot of land for shooting is already managed like this. No acknowledgement that there have been recent fires on land that could have been protected this way already if it was managed. 

This is exactly one of the positives of moorland management that i've mentioned before, why arnt the shooting orgs all over it and posting nationally ?

[panoma1]

27 minutes ago, HW95J said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48058693

Article suggesting the highly innovative approach of controlled burning in Scotland, starting next year. To be done by the Scottish Fire Service. A brief mention of gamekeepers but overall ignoring the fact that this has been done for years and that a lot of land for shooting is already managed like this. No acknowledgement that there have been recent fires on land that could have been protected this way already if it was managed. 

So are the antis going to campaign against this? Or will it show what we all know is their real agenda?

[squirrelhall]

Thought Packam &co was trying to ban heather burning recently on the grounds that it released tons of carbon

[scotslad]

I think in Eng NE has pulled the rug out of burning down south, was an article in ST a few weeks ago even trying to restrict swiping/topping the heather

[islandgun]

46 minutes ago, squirrelhall said:

Thought Packam &co was trying to ban heather burning recently on the grounds that it released tons of carbon

It will release a lot more when its 4 ft tall and catches alight,........ which it will

[scotslad]

2 minutes ago, islandgun said:

It will release a lot more when its 4 ft tall and catches alight,........ which it will

To be fair it will still be carbon neutral as long as doesn't go into the peat.

But far higher chances of a wildfire on long rank heather going into the peat, as fire will be hotter, longer on same area as has far more woody fuel with the long heather.

[islandgun]

2 hours ago, scotslad said:

To be fair it will still be carbon neutral as long as doesn't go into the peat.

But far higher chances of a wildfire on long rank heather going into the peat, as fire will be hotter, longer on same area as has far more woody fuel with the long heather.

Indeed and the fire will often be in summer when its dry and when Curlew chicks will be at risk

[scotslad]

Definitely islandgun anytime from now on nesting birds will be at risk, plus removes large acreages of nesting cover for years to come