Here in Scotland large areas of forests are managed by the state for timber production, wildlife and amenity.

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However, as forests fulfill needs for food, fuel and timber, restoring them can benefit communities as well as the environment, the organization said.

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Land Girls took on all types of agricultural work while the Women's Timber Corps worked in the forests supplying wood for use in everything from railway sleepers to pit props.

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