Harvested timber is also used in the manufacture of packaging, face masks and as biomass fuel used in many hospital heating systems.
Doug Knox added,
“We constantly monitor deer populations across the land that we manage to ensure that we can meet our wider objectives and maintain a diverse and thriving forest environment.
“That environment will always include deer but at population levels the land can comfortably sustain, without suffering damage.”
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on work practices has seen a dip in culling levels in 2021, which means that more work will need to be done to protect young trees in the coming years.
The pandemic has also affected the venison market, so this years’ reduced FLS cull will only generate approximately £1 million for the public purse in Scotland, while demand in both the UK and overseas, recovers post-Covid.
Source:contact forestry@pagodapr.com or phone Giselle Dye on 07739 085023
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