Thread: Lack Of Trees In Irish And British Countrysides
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Old 10-05-2008, 07:45 PM posted to sci.bio.botany,rec.gardens,soc.culture.british,soc.culture.irish
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Default Lack Of Trees In Irish And British Countrysides

"jl" wrote in message ...
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Someone else wrote:

As far as I'm aware Britain got most of it's marine supplies from the
Baltic countries

What? There were substantial Oak forests in Latvia?

There are more countries around the Baltic than just Latvia.

For the ships that fought the Spanish Armada?

For the British fleet - when it was still built out of wood - certainly
until about 1860. I wouldn't get to hung up about the Spanish Armada - the
british fleet was quite small in those days, as were the ships.

A 'British' fleet at the time of the Armada?

Allan


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