Not really. Most are reduced to little more than a cluster of a few trees.
If I recall, the UK has the 3rd worse natural covering (forest wise etc) across the whole EU.
Whatever is left is reducted to tourist hotspots where little wildlife can survive due to encroachment.
We need to do better.
Fantastic example of nominative determinism: a man who is an expert on the scarcity of rainforests called Gary Shrubsole.
Chop em down for houses that will become their 30th holiday home
They are shrinking further and further – we have some of the worst nature and biodiversity in the world.
If you want to change this – support and get involved with rewilding.
There’s one on Dartmoor, and no I’m not telling any of you where it is. Keep your grubby mitts off.
EDIT: Oh goddam it. First one the article mentions. There’s another quiet space of solace ruined by grockles this Summer then.
People scoff at rewilding but the UK is barren when you consider all its greenery. Just like people’s gardens, the landscape of the UK is carefully cultivated and maintained, lest nature get ahead of itself and grow wild. People love the countryside but don’t seem to realise how little of it is truly wild, making it poor habitat for a lot of native species. We need to remember that rewilding is about plants and habitats, not just beavers and bison.
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Not really. Most are reduced to little more than a cluster of a few trees.
If I recall, the UK has the 3rd worse natural covering (forest wise etc) across the whole EU.
Whatever is left is reducted to tourist hotspots where little wildlife can survive due to encroachment.
We need to do better.
Fantastic example of nominative determinism: a man who is an expert on the scarcity of rainforests called Gary Shrubsole.
Chop em down for houses that will become their 30th holiday home
They are shrinking further and further – we have some of the worst nature and biodiversity in the world.
If you want to change this – support and get involved with rewilding.
There’s one on Dartmoor, and no I’m not telling any of you where it is. Keep your grubby mitts off.
EDIT: Oh goddam it. First one the article mentions. There’s another quiet space of solace ruined by grockles this Summer then.
People scoff at rewilding but the UK is barren when you consider all its greenery. Just like people’s gardens, the landscape of the UK is carefully cultivated and maintained, lest nature get ahead of itself and grow wild. People love the countryside but don’t seem to realise how little of it is truly wild, making it poor habitat for a lot of native species. We need to remember that rewilding is about plants and habitats, not just beavers and bison.