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Avoid damaging cultural heritage objects during forest renewal

Habitat	Function	Type of work
Forest	Cultural	Forest regeneration

The heritage culture is the visible signs of the way of life of previous generations left on the landscape. Heritage sites in the forest include: cairns, graves, stone walls, ruins and foundations of buildings, historic cross-trees, ditches, forest bunkers.

Description of the action

Do not damage cultural heritage sites or objects. Do not drive forestry machinery over burial mounds or ancient graves.

Why?

Damaging cultural heritage sites and historical landmarks is neither ethical nor aesthetically acceptable.