The ancient trees found at Arne in Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck comprise a lowland dry oak and birch woodland habitat. Soft grass, leaf-mould, bracken and moss-covered tree roots cover the woodland floor in the summer months. The sunlight dapples the undergrowth, and the gnarled and twisted branches of the oaks betray their antiquity.
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Is this near your home?
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Hi, Claudia. Yes, Arne is 24 miles from where I now live, close to the small town of Wareham where I used to live 20 years ago. It is an area steeped in history as well as one of great natural assets. Arne is located on the inner edge of Poole Harbour which is reputed to be the second largest natural harbour in the world.
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Oh I love an ancient woodland with thick moss.
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Thank you, Emma. Are there any ancient woodlands where you live in Donegal?
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West Donegal where we live is pretty treeless – small gatherings of trees by the old railway line
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There is the Ards Forest about 3/4 hour north of here which we haven’t visited yet.
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On my couple of visits to Ireland some years ago I do not recall that woodlands and forests were as common a feature as in the English landscape. But I was keener ion investigating the seashores back then, so maybe I wasn’t looking properly.
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Ards looks a popular place to visit, with lots of trails. Right on the coast too, so can’t be bad.
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I don’t think that there is as much woodland in Ireland than England/Wales – it used to be very wooded but a lot of trees got cut down to a) make Tudor ships b) Make charcoal for iron smelting (I think) and c) I am sure there is another reason but I cant think of it.
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Thanks, Emma. I did wonder if my impression of a treeless Ireland was correct. I just found this Agriculture and Food Development Authority video explaining the history of it all: https://youtu.be/ThIx88XFB_Y
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This very informative but I am wondering why does the cartoon have an American accent?
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I don’t know but I think it is supposed to be an Irish accent. I wonder more about why they thought it was necessary to have an cartoon presenter at all instead of a person or simply a commentator – the presentation was supposed to be directed primarily at the adult farming community. Nevertheless it does provide a lot of information.
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That wasn’t any sort of Irish accent, yes I agree a commentator would have been better. Preferrably a human one, I think that one was a computer generated one.
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