On This Issue Of Scarce Trees In The UK
Tree coverage in Ireland was at its lowest point a century ago. The
EU has nothing to do with it. In fact, Irish tree coverage has been slowly growing since the 70s. The trees disappeared for farming, fuel and for building (including ships), centuries ago. ___________ I'm confused as to why you would take the fictional series "Last of the Summer Wine" as a guide. However the fields in the area it was filmed in are grazed by sheep. In the British uplands grazing by sheep and deer prevents regeneration of forest. Where grazers have been excluded (e.g. Coire Ardair, Abernethy Forest) regeneration is occurring. In the lowlands the great majority of fertile land is used for agriculture. (Forest growth may well be slower in Britain; it's a lot further north than the mid-Atlantic states - remember it's at the latitude of Labrador.) ______ OK. I understand. Thanks to all for your responses. |
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