what happened to those woods isn't documented (or is it?), but they were likely felled for timber in the 17th or 18th centuries (their sea loch-side location would have allowed for fairly easy transport by boat). too many sheep, deer or fires then prevented regrowth (2/5)
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somewhat miraculously, pine has survived along one of the area's many ravines- but only just. i found 2 mature trees amongst 10s of stumps. this also means that the mature population is 2 landslips away from oblivion (3/5)pic.twitter.com/Dg1NFnEYTU
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the reason why these trees are confined to the ravine is because sheep or deer mouths couldn't reach them there when they were young. today only deer are present- their sustained browsing is the one thing preventing these relicts from slowly reclaiming their territory (4/5)
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moral of this story: nature can't recover in Scotland until browsing pressure is reduced. pics of seedlings stunted by deer
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Have you started an instagram for these pictures you take?
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lol i've got ~90000 pics on my phone. insta isn't big enough
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Highland woods are very mobile, regenerating on moorland when conditions are favourable, disappearing from other areas when conditions are unfavourable, grazing/browsing plays an essential role in both regeneration and loss, along with climate, felling, disturbance, etc
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mobility is almost entirely related to herbivore impacts - a wood will only degenerate in an area after centuries of overbrowsing, and move into another if browsing is low enough. only the degeneration bit is happening in most places
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Where did you find this info? Currently doing a bit of research into the "not forest forests" detailed on maps. Some of those labelled forests are far from any access and wonder the level of industry required to fell such large, remote areas.
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Pont's map of Loch Eil and Loch Leven: https://maps.nls.uk/rec/272 the area is also significantly wooded on Roy, then scattered trees by 1st OS. check out 'A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920' for details of 18th century fellings in adjacent remote areaspic.twitter.com/RbDUK7KnNj
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