Scotland’s ‘industrial-scale’ forestry triggers opposition in border town

Pensioner Archie Hyslop fears for the future of Langholm, a former mill town at the heart of Scotland’s legacy textile industry.

Dense forests are encircling his hometown near the border with England as investors snap up land to plant fast-growing trees for timber and carbon credits.

In response, residents have formed an action group to challenge the latest afforestation scheme that would, in their eyes, diminish the landscape’s natural beauty and biodiversity.

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