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I don't know about Ireland - but some commercial forestry here in Scotland look nothing like that - dark, almost no plants at ground level and very unpleasant t
by arethuza 7y ago
I don't know about Ireland - but some commercial forestry here in Scotland look nothing like that - dark, almost no plants at ground level and very unpleasant to walk through.
Scotland had a problem with the "wrong kind of forest" when someone thought it would be a good idea to plant non-native tree species on enormous blanket bogs of the 'flow country':
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_Country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_Country
- patrickk 7y agoSounds similar to Irish forests. The trees are in artificially straight rows, really dark underneath as no natural copse can form. No wildlife to be heard.
- arethuza 7y agoSome examples of natural forests in Scotland - which look nothing like commercial planting: https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/our-pick-scotlands-native-forests/0012621/ https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/our-pick-scotlands-nati...