It's true about the trees being felled thousands of yours ago; it's believed to be the same in my local countryside, the Peak. That claim about half of ancient

It's true about the trees being felled thousands of yours ago; it's believed to be the same in my local countryside, the Peak. That claim about half of ancient woodland lost since the 1930s : that's true, but it's referring to what ancient woodland still remained in the 1930s compared to what remains now. Both are very small areas, compared to the amount of land which became forested after the last ice age. A quick reference I've found; wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanket_bog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanket_bog) has "In some areas of Europe, the spread of blanket bogs is traced to deforestation by prehistoric cultures.", cited to an article in Nature: Moore, P. D. (1973). The influence of prehistoric cultures upon the initiation and spread of blanket bog in upland Wales. Nature, 241, 350–353.