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Actually most of Ireland was deforested in the Neolithic age. We really should reforest as much as possible, preferable native species.
by profunctor 4y ago
Actually most of Ireland was deforested in the Neolithic age. We really should reforest as much as possible, preferable native species.
- arethuza 4y agoThat's what Trees for Life are doing in the Scottish Highlands: https://treesforlife.org.uk/ https://treesforlife.org.uk/
- edoloughlin 4y agoIt was said that a squirrel could travel from one end of Ireland to the other without ever touching the ground as more than 80% of the land was covered by forests https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/advice/general-topics/history-of-forestry-in-ireland/ https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/advice/general-topics/...
- wongarsu 4y agoIt would be interesting to see how this contrasts to other European countries. At a glance up to 1600 or so the history seems the same as other densely populated countries: dense forests made way for more and more farmland. "By 1600, less than 20% of Ireland was covered by forests." For comparison, both Germany and France are about 30% forest today. But where Ireland lost almost all woodlands by 1900, apparently driven by wood demand, Germany and France maintained forests for game hunting and developed sustainable foresting around the 1800s.