| Birds and Forestry
Hello everyone - I'm new to the forums and have been reading and learning from them with great interest. I thought that the knowledgeable folks here would be able to answer a question that is troubling me.
I live very near forestry in Argyll (Corlarach Forest). I've been cycling and walking there since moving to the area 3 years ago. There is significant timber harvesting going on at the moment and large swathes of trees have been felled leaving the usual desolate landscape behind. These areas were alive with birdsong in the spring and - I know from forestry even closer to my home - there must also have been a fair population of owls, buzzards and other raptors. My concern is that the felling took place during the summer months, when birds are nesting.
The forest is pretty much all coniferous plantation, or monoculture; would that suggest to you that damage to bird populations would be minimal?
I'm not familiar with forestry practice and all the implications, so I'd appreciate some enlightenment. Many thanks.  |