Gritstone boulders and heather moorland, this is the Forest of Bowlandhexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world – 86 points – 11 months ago5Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThere’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.
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.
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.
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.
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.