Hiking thread

Re-wilding will also help to reduce flooding further downstream of watersheds.
Tree line for Britain is around 2000ft I think.
The moorlands around the Manchester embayment were once covered in birch and hazel forests
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
This is an interesting read:
www.rewildingbritain.org.uk

What does rewilding look like?

Discover how rewilding can transform a degraded upland landscape.
www.rewildingbritain.org.uk www.rewildingbritain.org.uk

I’ve always thought our moorland looks empty and bleak (apart from in August when the heather blooms). It’s not supposed to look like it does. Britain was once almost fully woodland.

However, this is what it looks like now compared to the rest of Europe:
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Look at the difference in colour of the Peak District and Lake District on this map:
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What would be a bare open area will end up looking like this:
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Will make a difference to how the landscape will look when out hiking. Will be much nicer.
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We’ve got sheep grazing to thank for that, largely.

Check out the Moors for the Future Partnership - a national project (funded by the EU..!) to restore moorland peat bogs through planting miles and miles of sphagnum moss.
 
Johnny Mars Bar said:
We’ve got sheep grazing to thank for that, largely.

Check out the Moors for the Future Partnership - a national project (funded by the EU..!) to restore moorland peat bogs through planting miles and miles of sphagnum moss.
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And organising land for grouse shooting

www.rewildingbritain.org.uk

20% of national park land is nature-impoverished grouse moor

Nature-impoverished grouse moors cover our national parks, Rewilding Britain shows that wilder national parks can tackle the climate & nature crises
www.rewildingbritain.org.uk www.rewildingbritain.org.uk
 
Tuearts right boot said:
We'll be up there within the next couple of weeks. Got a holiday rental about 10 minutes away....the only problem is we only get to see the area in the winter as it's booked up. If you took those photos in a february storm you'd be lucky to stand upright....
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Yesterday the sun was beating down, but crikey, it was windy
We've fallen really lucky with the weather this week and only been rained on once when walking. All the rain has come at night or very early morning
 
Just booked a long weekend in Fort William with a view to scaling Ben Nevis mid-March. Any tips? Best time to set off, parking, clothing, food etc. Cheers.
 
JOGAMIGMOG said:
Just booked a long weekend in Fort William with a view to scaling Ben Nevis mid-March. Any tips? Best time to set off, parking, clothing, food etc. Cheers.
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From memory there’s plenty of parking at the base of the main tourist path. There will be snow up there and it will be cold. Take plenty of food drink and warm clothes add or lose as you need. It’s probably a 6-7 hour day so make sure you allow plenty of time. Hope you get good weather… the views are amazing.
 
GornikDaze said:
From memory there’s plenty of parking at the base of the main tourist path. There will be snow up there and it will be cold. Take plenty of food drink and warm clothes add or lose as you need. It’s probably a 6-7 hour day so make sure you allow plenty of time. Hope you get good weather… the views are amazing.
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Cheers Gornik.
 
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