hexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoGritstone boulders and heather moorland, this is the Forest of Bowlandlemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down11
arrow-up183arrow-down1imageGritstone boulders and heather moorland, this is the Forest of Bowlandlemmy.worldhexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoDid they cut down all the trees? I know a town, whose name translated to English is Timber. I found out about the town just before the old lumber mill burned down. There are very few trees there. :-(
minus-squarehexual@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThere’s not been trees here for 500+ years. The Forest of Bowland is mostly peat bog and heather moorland interspersed with gritstone formations.
minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoWhere I live used to be ponderosas and grassland, till about 400 years ago. I just wondered about the name.
minus-squarehexual@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe “forest” with regards to this place is actually the older meaning of the word, a “royal hunting ground”.
minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoTY! Gotta learn something new every day.
Did they cut down all the trees? I know a town, whose name translated to English is Timber. I found out about the town just before the old lumber mill burned down. There are very few trees there. :-(
There’s not been trees here for 500+ years. The Forest of Bowland is mostly peat bog and heather moorland interspersed with gritstone formations.
Where I live used to be ponderosas and grassland, till about 400 years ago. I just wondered about the name.
The “forest” with regards to this place is actually the older meaning of the word, a “royal hunting ground”.
TY! Gotta learn something new every day.