Andrew ThompsonOct 24, 2023

Chris Packham: “Glen Coe is broken and needs fixing”

The naturalist and broadcaster said #GlenCoe should not be a "barren moorland", but feature patches of native #woodlands.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-67204307

For Glencoe, read ‘the vast bulk of upland #Scotland‘

#sheep #deer #grouseShooting #wetDesert #sheepWrecked #rewilding #BiodiversityCrisis #ClimateChaos #GlobalHeatingCrisis

Chris Packham: Glen Coe is broken and needs fixing

The naturalist says native woodlands should be a feature of the world-famous, but barren, landscape.

BBC News
Show threadSimon BrookeOct 24, 2023
@greenaspen to be clear, THE WHOLE of Scotland is naturally woodland, right up to the summits. Reforesting as much of the uplands as possible with mixed native species (or species mixes aimed at suitability for likely future climate) could greatly improve carbon sequestration, flood mitigation and amenity, while still allowing timber and fuelwood production, and some production of venison, pork, wild mushrooms and other forest products.
Show threadAndrew ThompsonOct 24, 2023
@simon_brooke indeed! Only so much you can put in one toot …but I’m thinking of switching to the server favoured by @breadandcircuses …and start posting rants and essays about #landreform and #climate.
#pedant
Show threadLillyLyle/Count MelancholiaOct 24, 2023
@greenaspen @simon_brooke @breadandcircuses Could we have some orchards, please? Apples, pears, plums, cherries and berries!
Show threadAndrew ThompsonOct 24, 2023

@LillyHerself
and #nuts as well !#SweetChestnuts, #walnuts, #filberts and no doubt even #almonds before too long …at the rate the #mediterranean is advancing on #Scotland
#ClimateChaos #adaptation #localFood #localisation

@simon_brooke @breadandcircuses

Show threadPeter Brown
@greenaspen @LillyHerself @simon_brooke @breadandcircuses I believe hazelnuts were the staple diet in prehistoric Scotland
Oct 25, 2023 at 10:14amWeb
Show threadSimon BrookeOct 25, 2023
@peterbrown @greenaspen @LillyHerself @breadandcircuses and shellfish!
Show threadPeter BrownOct 25, 2023
@simon_brooke @greenaspen @LillyHerself @breadandcircuses well yes, but in fairness, we were discussing trees
Show threadAndrew ThompsonOct 25, 2023
@peterbrown @simon_brooke @breadandcircuses @LillyHerself yes, and we can grow them so much bigger now than the wild ones …although who knows how big they were back then? #PlantBreeding
#Kentish #cobnuts. #filberts
Show threadPeter BrownOct 25, 2023
@greenaspen @simon_brooke @breadandcircuses @LillyHerself I’m sure somebody does, because apparently they found hazelnut remains at a 9000 year old settlement on the Isle of Rum