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Deciduous Forests : (Deciduous Woodlands Services (Recreation (these…
Deciduous Forests
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Deciduous Woodlands Goods
Timber
the UK produced 13 million tonnes of timber in 2014
Mainly used for the construction industry to build homes.
Furniture making
The ship HMS Victory built in the mid 1700s, required timber from 6,000 trees
Fuel
Air dried fuel wood is used in the UK for wood burning stoves and charcoal for barbeques
Around 80% of charcoal is imported
Wood burning stoves are becoming increasingly popular, 200,000 where sold in the UK in 2015
Some UK power stations are being converted to burn biomass - much of it wood pellets from deciduous and coniferous woodlands
Deciduous Woodlands Services
Recreation
these locations are very popular for many different recreation activities
Horse riding
Cycling
Dog Walking
Nature walks
Jogging
Paint balling
Go Ape - zip wire and tree trecking
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Health
15 million visitors each year
£484 million in 2010
Carbon Capture
like the tropical rain forests deciduous woodlands also act as a store of carbon. it is estimated that the UK woodlands captures 1 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year
Conservation
In the UK half of the area of woodland has public access which is carefully managed to unsure that the woodlands are conserved correctly
Forest areas often preserve rare plant and animal species which are protected by law.
The new forest is a very important habitat for woodland birds
75% of the UK's Dartford warblers live there