These are Facebook posts, so I apologise if you have seen them. But here is the next day’s story, continuing:
Early morning stalking continues. Down South enjoying the crisp morning.
We were successful, although the wind was not with us, possibly a bit of luck. Back to the larder then taking some time out with an afternoon walk.
Came across this smallish piece of bog wood in a washed out (very shallow) peaty cleft in the rock. High up. It was very bare where we found it. So you just wonder how did this tree manage to grow here.
It must have been a vastly different climate 7/8000 years ago when Scotland had a lot more of the trees that became bogwood. That will be the ‘Great Wood of Caledonia’ that the Re-wilders are always harping on about.
If you read the books by T C Smout and the papers by Dr J C Fenton, you will find out the true story.
Both very good articles.
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