Summary Although thousands of people visit the New Forest each year to admire the many varieties of trees that cover 30,000 acres they probably don't realise that over half of the woodland is used for commercial growing. This week Dennis Skillicorn meets Rodney Newborough , one of the Forestry Commission men responsible for marketing the timber. He also speaks to Cliff Fennell, a forester who works all year round cutting the timber. But all the wood doesn't find its way into the pulp and sawmills. Greta Hopkinson from Brockenhurst finds a different use for it. She spends her life searching for interesting pieces of wood to shape into beautiful wood sculptures. 'No art form has influenced me, I've been influenced purely by the wood.'
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Dennis Skillicorn Monica Coleman Cliff Fennell Ronald Hayward
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 3, 1981
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC - Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : The New Forest, UK
Production companies : BBC South
Summary Although thousands of people visit the New Forest each year to admire the many varieties of trees that cover 30,000 acres they probably don't realise that over half of the woodland is used for commercial growing. This week Dennis Skillicorn meets Rodney Newborough , one of the Forestry Commission men responsible for marketing the timber. He also speaks to Cliff Fennell, a forester who works all year round cutting the timber. But all the wood doesn't find its way into the pulp and sawmills. Greta Hopkinson from Brockenhurst finds a different use for it. She spends her life searching for interesting pieces of wood to shape into beautiful wood sculptures. 'No art form has influenced me, I've been influenced purely by the wood.'
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 3, 1981
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC - Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : The New Forest, UK
Production companies : BBC South
