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Saving Our Ancient Woodlands And Trees - The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

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Today, less than 2% of the UK's Landmass is classed as Ancient Woodland. In England Woodland is Categorised as "ancient" if it has existed since 1600AD and predates the time when planting became more common (Laura Briggs, The Ecologist 2016 :  https://theecologist.org/2016/aug/01/why-we-need-better-protect-britains-ancient-woodlands ) Ancient Woodlands and Trees have been around for decades, even centuries. They have lived long enough to see things we couldn't and long enough to be the homes of so many living beings.                Photo Credit: Woodland Trust That's right! We humans are not the only living beings around! We are not the only ones who feel, who have emotions, who love and who have families. Photo Credit: Woodland Trust   We are not the only ones trying to survive in this world. But we have the ability to understand that we are the only ones destroying the homes of so many living creatures who have done nothing to hurt us. How is it right to destroy
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A Hole In The Heart Of Our World

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If you haven't realised already. Nature is the heart of our world, it's what breathes life into every living being. Silences the restless mind and brings joy and peace to our soul. However, throughout the years we have already begun creating a whole in the heart of our world and it just does not seem to stop. Over the years cutting down trees have gone from a necessity, when you only took what you really needed to pure greed and destruction for selfish purposes. Yes it's good to modernise, to improve standard of living but not at the cost of our very own extinction. Humans cannot live without nature it's what keeps us alive but nature can survive and easily flourish without humans. That just shows what little power we think we have. We as humans think we can do whatever we want without thinking of the consequences. Often brushing it off and leaving someone else to deal with it. "I'm not going to be here, it's fine, i will do what i want, i wil
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