HC Deb 26 February 1990 vol 168 cc88-9W
Mr. David Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the genuinely native pinewoods in the Forestry Commission's ownership which have been subjected to clear felling or underplanting with either non-native pine or alien conifers in the last 30 years, giving areas of pinewood so treated in each case and the extent of underplanted native pine that has subsequently been cleared of alien conifers.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 19 February 1990]: Open areas within the native pinewoods have been planted over the last 30 years with pines grown from both native and non-native seed, and with other conifer species. The areas within each pinewood which have been planted with pines from non-native seed or with other conifers, and the areas which have subsequently been cleared, are given in the following table.

Name of wood Area planted (hectares) Area cleared (hectares)
Inshriach 18.0
Glenmore 3.0 All
Glenmoriston 15.0
Glen Affric 172.0 17.0
Glen Cannich 123.0 3.0
Guisachan and Cougie 72.0
Achnashellach 10.0
Glen Garry 11.5 1.5
Arkaig and Mallie 58.0
Glen Loy 1.5 All
Callop 1.5 All
Rannoch 169.0 8.0
Glen Orchy 0.5 All

No record has been kept of the areas of native pine which have been felled in these woods.

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