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Title: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Rods2 on 09 November 2017, 23:19:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41901297 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41901297)

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Andy B on 09 November 2017, 23:20:20

I saw it on the news earlier  ...... a manipulation of stats IMHO

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: ronnyd on 09 November 2017, 23:46:37

Couldn,t see any glaciers, (2nd paragraph). :D

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Bigron on 10 November 2017, 01:28:03

One reason why the perception is different from the reality is mapping. On maps, even the Ordnance Survey ones, roads are vastly overdrawn, because if they were mapped to scale, they would be so small as to be invisible!
So, we are not concreting over our beautiful land with roads, but once again the motorist gets the blame.

Ron.

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Varche on 10 November 2017, 07:48:42

I knew we had peat bogs but not that much!

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: TheBoy on 10 November 2017, 16:44:28

We were talking about this on a conf call earlier, following my comments about Ipswich being a shithole (to a mainly Ipswich audience), and they gleefully claimed their area was 83% farm/natural.

I looked mine up, 94%. Opps.

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: STEMO on 10 November 2017, 17:17:58

Liverpool...built on.....71%.  :o

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 10 November 2017, 17:48:46

Quote from: TheBoy on 10 November 2017, 16:44:28

We were talking about this on a conf call earlier, following my comments about Ipswich being a shithole (to a mainly Ipswich audience), and they gleefully claimed their area was 83% farm/natural.

I looked mine up, 94%. Opps.

The rural farmland areas not far from Ipswich are quite pleasant. Doesn't alter the fact that Ipswich is indeed a shithole.  ;D
Same with most towns & cities I suppose.

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Rods2 on 10 November 2017, 19:40:34

Quote from: STEMO on 10 November 2017, 17:17:58

Liverpool...built on.....71%.  :o

Land used for honest graft 0%. :P :P

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 11 November 2017, 07:35:56

Quote from: STEMO on 10 November 2017, 17:17:58

Liverpool...built on.....71%.  :o

Presumably the 29% open space includes derelict sites and the Mersey :D

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: TheBoy on 11 November 2017, 10:48:53

Quote from: Migv6 on 10 November 2017, 17:48:46

The rural farmland areas not far from Ipswich are quite pleasant. Doesn't alter the fact that Ipswich Suffolk is indeed a shithole, suitable only for those with skin between their fingers and toes.

ftfy

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 11 November 2017, 12:16:59

Cant agree with that. Rural Suffolk is a very nice place imo.

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: Bigron on 11 November 2017, 14:13:25

He means Inbredswich, Albs!  ;D

Ron.

Title: Re: UK land use, interesting and some of the facts may surprise you.
Post by: ronnyd on 11 November 2017, 16:06:22

No, that,s Norfolk ;D