57 min
The Growing UK Foresting Industry | Fraser Wight | Ben's Learning Lounge Ep.13 Ben's Learning Lounge
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A brand new season of Ben's Learning Lounge. Today I'm joined by Fraser Wight, an assistant forest manager, for one of the UK's largest forestry companies. Learn about ecological management, how to design a forest, invasive species, rainforests, and the UK timber industry in this educational episode.
== FIND FRASER ==
Follow Fraser on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/frasiboi/
== RESOURCES MENTIONED ==
The History of the Countryside - Oliver Rackham - https://www.amazon.com/Oliver-Rackham/e/B001HN3H9K%3Fref=dbsamngrwtscns_share
Forestry Statistics - https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/
Norbury Park - An Estate Tackling Change - https://www.cordee.co.uk/Norbury-Park-det-1-0-0-17725.html
== FIND ME ==
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reallifeben/
BLL Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benslearninglounge/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BensLearningLounge
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7fp8vV5OCtlb0KOz9Yoi1t?si=6dcc78e3814b4ff8
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bens-learning-lounge/id1515369717
== TIMESTAMPS ==
[0:00] Intro
[1:45] Welcoming Fraser
[3:15] Timber Industry Vs Ecology
[3:40] Fraser's role
[4:45] What Fraser manages
[7:15] Who manages the UK forests?
[9:45] Where does the UK get its timber?
[11:30] The UK Christmas Tree
[13:25] Are UK trees really native? Sitka Spruce
[16:00] Minecraft trees in the UK
[17:05] Does the UK have rainforests?
[20:00] What needs managing with the UK forests? / Fraser justifies his pay-grade
[21:55] The world of pests
[23:40] Designing a forest
[24:45] FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification
[28:15] Invasive Species
[30:00] Can you tell the difference between private and public forestland?
[32:25] Ben's 'explosive' story after forest food
[35:15] Trees talking to each other with the mycorrhizal network and root networks.
[39:20] Woodlands grown for biodiversity and rewilding.
[41:40] Carbon units and the woodland carbon code
[46:35] Connecting with nature
[50:35] The deer and the hare
[52:20] Resources if you're looking for more
[56:00] Wrapping up and finding Fraser
A brand new season of Ben's Learning Lounge. Today I'm joined by Fraser Wight, an assistant forest manager, for one of the UK's largest forestry companies. Learn about ecological management, how to design a forest, invasive species, rainforests, and the UK timber industry in this educational episode.
== FIND FRASER ==
Follow Fraser on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/frasiboi/
== RESOURCES MENTIONED ==
The History of the Countryside - Oliver Rackham - https://www.amazon.com/Oliver-Rackham/e/B001HN3H9K%3Fref=dbsamngrwtscns_share
Forestry Statistics - https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/
Norbury Park - An Estate Tackling Change - https://www.cordee.co.uk/Norbury-Park-det-1-0-0-17725.html
== FIND ME ==
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reallifeben/
BLL Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benslearninglounge/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BensLearningLounge
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7fp8vV5OCtlb0KOz9Yoi1t?si=6dcc78e3814b4ff8
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bens-learning-lounge/id1515369717
== TIMESTAMPS ==
[0:00] Intro
[1:45] Welcoming Fraser
[3:15] Timber Industry Vs Ecology
[3:40] Fraser's role
[4:45] What Fraser manages
[7:15] Who manages the UK forests?
[9:45] Where does the UK get its timber?
[11:30] The UK Christmas Tree
[13:25] Are UK trees really native? Sitka Spruce
[16:00] Minecraft trees in the UK
[17:05] Does the UK have rainforests?
[20:00] What needs managing with the UK forests? / Fraser justifies his pay-grade
[21:55] The world of pests
[23:40] Designing a forest
[24:45] FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification
[28:15] Invasive Species
[30:00] Can you tell the difference between private and public forestland?
[32:25] Ben's 'explosive' story after forest food
[35:15] Trees talking to each other with the mycorrhizal network and root networks.
[39:20] Woodlands grown for biodiversity and rewilding.
[41:40] Carbon units and the woodland carbon code
[46:35] Connecting with nature
[50:35] The deer and the hare
[52:20] Resources if you're looking for more
[56:00] Wrapping up and finding Fraser
57 min