It is hard to empathise with those whose views and decisions originate from a wholly different way of looking at the world. Hence the professional conservationists who see this beautiful landscape as 'unfavourable' could not be further from myself. To me this wonderful example of nature going its own way having been released from a previously repressive and artificial management regime is one of the finest assets of the region. One must come to an understanding of how this opposition comes about. A luxuriance of natural vegetation bringing an explosion of wildlife and birdsong and a heartwarming visual delight is not difficult to celebrate, but the person who earns a living by controlling things and ticking off targets can do no other than apply an office blueprint. And greenery and trees in leaf and flower bring no satisafction to those who want to impose heather. It must be a sad life, but at least it pays the mortgage. Yet nature is winning here at the moment and the early June birdsong can be bettered nowhere. Each clump of trees has its own secret.
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