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Pilot Projects:

Naturepark UK knows that it would be unrealistic to expect to raise sufficient funds in a short time span to allow for the purchase of a target acreage of 50,000 acres or more to be realised. Nevertheless it might be possible to raise sufficient funds to acquire small pieces of land or a farm and apply the desired principles as pilot studies.

Precedence is set by the Wildlife Trusts with their farm in Worcestershire. Also Natural England advertises their efforts under the slogan “Natural England is here to conserve and enhance the natural environment, for its intrinsic value, the wellbeing and enjoyment of people and the economic prosperity that it brings”.

If it materialises that a maintenance or even an increase in natural species diversity is possible whilst using the land profitably then the pilot projects would lend the overall vision credibility. Apart from farming, feasibility studies for the commercial growths of new forestry crops, for example paulownia trees or willow biomass studies, could also be explored experimentally.

Naturepark UK is currently in the process of developing a business plan for an agroforestry scheme, based on a traditional method, in order to apply for grants. The scheme adapts traditional methods to modern ways of working and has the potential to be groundbreaking for the 21st century.

In a different direction one could combine a willow project with flax linen production and a woodland burial site, manufacturing linen clad wicker coffins whilst simultaneously creating a woodland.

An email exchange with the forestry research department of the University of Freiburg, Germany, confirmed that in terms of energy yield per surface area the extraction of turpentine from a temperate coniferous forest  is just as good as for palm oil from a plantation.

Agroforestry

 

Paulownia

 

Agriculture

 

Willow Plantation

 

Temperate Coniferous Forest

 

Since a mixed coniferous forest is biologically diverse whilst a plantation is rather depleted this forms another strong argument for pursuing the presented concept and sap drainage could be utilised as another pilot project.

Some pilot projects would also potentially attract research grants, in addition to generating profits, thus further enhancing the credibility of the overall concept.

Obviously land ownership is the key factor for any pilot activity. On achieving ownership over land Naturepark UK can either "contract out" sustainable use to businesses or charities or Naturepark UK could run the pilots itself. Financial liquidity will dictate the direction.

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