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Angie Dawn's avatar

This is all so true, Felicity, and as you say most people have no idea, and think it doesn't affect them.

Well done for writing such an informative post - I just hope lots of people will read it!

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Felicity Martin's avatar

Thank you Angie. When I go out with my local walking group I am always amazed by my friends’ ignorance about rural matters.

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Hayley's avatar

So thought provoking.

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Felicity Martin's avatar

Thank you Hayley. It’s easy to look at the land and think it’s always been that way, but we humans have been reshaping it for millennia.

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Hayley's avatar

Yes definitely. Have you read the book called Regeneration? I found it fascinating.

It's been / continues to be extensively quarried here.

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Felicity Martin's avatar

Do you mean Andrew Painting’s book about Mar Lodge? Yes, and I’ve met him and fellow rangers on a tour of the estate.

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Hayley's avatar

Yes that's the one. Very interesting! ☺️

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Julia Goodfellow-Smith's avatar

An insightful piece - thank you, Felicity!

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Felicity Martin's avatar

Thanks Julia, good to see you back on here

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Doug Morse's avatar

When I was living in Britain someone remarked how the Isles were managed to be a safe place for sheep. Your article shows how true that is.

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Felicity Martin's avatar

We don't have any predators to bother adult sheep in the UK (no wolves, bears, mountain lions etc.) and on the hills they are left to their own devices, only gathered for shearing, selecting animals to go to market and similar purposes.

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Felicity Martin's avatar

Thanks for the restacks.

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