Thank goodness for your hard work, dedication, enthusiasm and love, my friend! Your videos are always a great inspiration and hugely enjoyable!! Bring back the Wolves!!!!
I am so excited about the thought of forest returning to Scotland. I want trees everywhere except where there are bogs, because they can sequester HUGE amounts of carbon!
@@Nick-vs5wl hope so. II always thought it looked weird to be baren. it's not siberia, why is it bald? I'm in the balkans and only places that look like scotland are places destroyed by deforestation. we've even started to have deserts. and no, it's not normal. we had our first tiny tornado two years ago. it caused a minibus to crash. ppl were lightly injured.
It's interesting because hunting could very well be done in the forest. Making the landscape bare helps you to see the animals but also helps the animals see and avoid you.
No. The lake district is a lost cause. It's in a worse situation than if it had been nuked. The political situation with sheep ensures there will never be change, and they will not let even heather grow except on inaccessible cliff ledges.
I bought a pair of forest tracker escs when you first recommended them, they have served well so far, though they could do with a rubber toe guard, thanks for the recommendation.
Iceland found that once the sheep were removed, the trees returned. The seeds were there in the soil all the time and the sheep kept browsing the trees down. So not only did the greedy rich denude Scotland of people in pursuit of wealth (I am part of the Highland diaspora), but they plundered the landscape until a virtual desert as well.
Are there any considerations that need to be made for promoting saplings in such windy and remote regions? Would they need to be grown 'in mass' together to provide shelter for each other - or do you believe lone trees can propagate and grow solo?
In my mind planting groups together to mimic natural regen would make sense. And doing this in strategic areas so they could then naturally colonise together. In really exposed areas they might struggle to establish… that or you’d get some seriously funky looking trees
Following the succetion by making sure there are low land trees and bushes are commonly done, ironically mountain birch and it's capacity to grow in a bush form means it's used a lot to help regenerate mountain lands
Getting a few good hunters to reduce the number of herbivores there should be an easy option to implement, I’m a bit surprised someone hasn’t done it yet
The problem is that hunting is done on a permission system. And those permissions are limited and competitive. The big estates in Scotland (and the rest of the UK) make a lot of money selling hunting trips to rich people. This is a huge part of why rewilding is so difficult - pushback from the landowners who don't want to see their profits impacted.
As usual thank you for your hard work in raising awareness of what our generation needs to do to restore the ecosystems here in Scotland. I feel more optimistic that the paradigms are changing and that people are getting involved in these regenerations projects! hopefully we can one day bring back some of the fauna too!
I've known about this 'Shifting baseline syndrome' since being a kid in the 1960's. At my primary school there was a book that may have been published by OS and was an introduction to map reading and was illustrated beautifully, it was kind of Enid Blyton-esque. But it was a vision from possibly 20 years previously and it struck a chord with me - how different the countryside had looked previously to then (1969). I knew that what I was seeing around me in my part of Essex hadn't always been like that. Interestingly, still interested in maps and local history I found a whole series of RAF reconnaissance images of the town I lived in between 1960 and 1988. The images were taken towards the end of WWII 1944-45 and revealed the world from the book - an utterly different world - pre the post war population explosion. Probably more akin with the late 1930's when everything was probably put on hold because of the war effort. The changes that happened to our countryside at the end of the 1950's through to now are enormous and you can see why we're one of - if not the most bio-diversity depleted countries in the world. It's staggering how much the landscape has changed.
lost forests is a bit exagerated for a few scattered trees on boulder scree, but great message. Birch conditio0ns soil and enables divesity after 20 od years so hazel, oak, hawthorn will grow on land previously only fit for heather . we just need to cleare the deer with zero toleranace for a decade over as large an area as possible and nature will respond as she does
I actually really want to get into Deer hunting (i live in southern scotland), for both food and the ecological benefit. But i don't have the smallest clue where to start.
I mean the bloody landowners managed to throw enough money in nature Scot's direction to water down the muirbutn bill so I guess the will keep fighting for Scotland being a bunch of permanently on fire heather, God bless thw organisations fighting for regenerating the landscape
@@rridderbusch518 But also three when it relates to Birch in the upland zone as the climax species in the habitat succession. Yes, he got it wrong in his context, but climactic doesn't need to be R-rated.
What is the Latin species name for mountain birch?! (Confusing if try to look up on the internet). Please help!! -keeps mentioning downy birch ..?.. or other types of birches but different Latin names used …..
The leather trackers are, they get treated with repanur which looks after the leather & repells water. Its made from natural oils & waxs - definitely worth keeping in mind for outdoor clothing in general - lots of coats contain them!
Bare trees in winter are less susceptible to storm-force winds. Slow growth at altitude means that the growing tips are available to grazing animals for many years. Birch that is grazed can regrow from the stem, where pines won't. Pines need to grow quickly to sufficient height to be out of reach of deer, hares, ptarmigan etc. while at these altitudes and this latitude it might take 20 years to be above hare-grazing height!
Tbh the shoes are bloody fantastic, wore them on my last long Mountain hikes and my feet felt heavenly the entire time. I always used to have serious issues when I was wearing conventional hiking boots.
Love your channel and most episodes but for Christ sakes! Your re-wilding efforts in the UK are beyond glacial in their progress. Just find a sympathetic billionaire to finance an air drop of wolves, lynx, brown bears and wooly mammoths and be done with it!
Thank goodness for your hard work, dedication, enthusiasm and love, my friend! Your videos are always a great inspiration and hugely enjoyable!! Bring back the Wolves!!!!
Thank you so much for your continued support L :)
I am so excited about the thought of forest returning to Scotland. I want trees everywhere except where there are bogs, because they can sequester HUGE amounts of carbon!
It would be so lovely to see this come back
Hopefully in our lifetimes!!
@@LeaveCurious I'm only in my twenties but i dream of going for a walk in the highlands at the end of my life seeing them transformed
@@Nick-vs5wl hope so. II always thought it looked weird to be baren. it's not siberia, why is it bald?
I'm in the balkans and only places that look like scotland are places destroyed by deforestation. we've even started to have deserts. and no, it's not normal.
we had our first tiny tornado two years ago. it caused a minibus to crash. ppl were lightly injured.
Reforesting Scotland could add a map that shows all the relevant areas and links them to projects, owners/governers, rewilding status etc.
Funny money exchangers want our support and donations but want to keep us in the dark where the projects are taking place!? hmm 🤔
No time for wealthy landowners who only use their land for the hunting brigade only . They don’t care about the land only their bank balance.
Agree
It's interesting because hunting could very well be done in the forest. Making the landscape bare helps you to see the animals but also helps the animals see and avoid you.
I think the pattern of land-ownership in Norway and Sweden will be quite unlike that Scotland. Not to mention wealth distribution in general.
You could say we have the same problem in the Lake District and all the other national parks with hills and mountains in the UK
No. The lake district is a lost cause. It's in a worse situation than if it had been nuked. The political situation with sheep ensures there will never be change, and they will not let even heather grow except on inaccessible cliff ledges.
I watch every video, share on my socials almost always. Thank you for the work you do, amazing!
Thanks for your support :)
Peak District, Yorkshire dales, Lake District and wales is also lacking trees.
It's everywhere in the uk.
❤ Just loving every single Video of you and your fantastic work! ❤
I bought a pair of forest tracker escs when you first recommended them, they have served well so far, though they could do with a rubber toe guard, thanks for the recommendation.
Yeah that would make sense, no worries
Iceland found that once the sheep were removed, the trees returned. The seeds were there in the soil all the time and the sheep kept browsing the trees down. So not only did the greedy rich denude Scotland of people in pursuit of wealth (I am part of the Highland diaspora), but they plundered the landscape until a virtual desert as well.
Always love your videos, please keep em coming
Great video keep it up, hopefully the government will do something soon and get the lynx reintroduced maybe look into Ecotourism
While governments could definitely make it happen faster, I wouldn’t hold breath. Support NGOs instead :)
Great work guys! We need to save the UK!
That’s why highlanders preferred choice of clothing was the long Kilt . Lose yer trousers & spawn a kilt next time your in Scotland lol 🏴
Haha the ticks can have a feast too!
Are there any considerations that need to be made for promoting saplings in such windy and remote regions? Would they need to be grown 'in mass' together to provide shelter for each other - or do you believe lone trees can propagate and grow solo?
In my mind planting groups together to mimic natural regen would make sense. And doing this in strategic areas so they could then naturally colonise together. In really exposed areas they might struggle to establish… that or you’d get some seriously funky looking trees
Following the succetion by making sure there are low land trees and bushes are commonly done, ironically mountain birch and it's capacity to grow in a bush form means it's used a lot to help regenerate mountain lands
I was in the highlands recently, after many years, and unfortunately I saw an awful lot of sheep. I had forgotten how beautifil the scots pine is.
Getting a few good hunters to reduce the number of herbivores there should be an easy option to implement, I’m a bit surprised someone hasn’t done it yet
The problem is that hunting is done on a permission system. And those permissions are limited and competitive. The big estates in Scotland (and the rest of the UK) make a lot of money selling hunting trips to rich people. This is a huge part of why rewilding is so difficult - pushback from the landowners who don't want to see their profits impacted.
Great video Rob, lovely to see the nippers enjoying wild places.
Yellowstone is a good example of the rewilding that happens when wolves are introduced.
saw this on mossy earth, really cool ppl in charge of the project, exciting!
well done, Rob.
I have Vivo's myself and i love them, i have regular ones and ones for running, might be time to get some for hiking as well.
As usual thank you for your hard work in raising awareness of what our generation needs to do to restore the ecosystems here in Scotland. I feel more optimistic that the paradigms are changing and that people are getting involved in these regenerations projects! hopefully we can one day bring back some of the fauna too!
Great philosophy and projects to implement.
Have you ever thought about doing a video with Trees for Life with Dr Featherstone? That would be a good one to watch and inform people.
Yeah I’d love to meet him!
I've known about this 'Shifting baseline syndrome' since being a kid in the 1960's. At my primary school there was a book that may have been published by OS and was an introduction to map reading and was illustrated beautifully, it was kind of Enid Blyton-esque. But it was a vision from possibly 20 years previously and it struck a chord with me - how different the countryside had looked previously to then (1969). I knew that what I was seeing around me in my part of Essex hadn't always been like that. Interestingly, still interested in maps and local history I found a whole series of RAF reconnaissance images of the town I lived in between 1960 and 1988. The images were taken towards the end of WWII 1944-45 and revealed the world from the book - an utterly different world - pre the post war population explosion. Probably more akin with the late 1930's when everything was probably put on hold because of the war effort. The changes that happened to our countryside at the end of the 1950's through to now are enormous and you can see why we're one of - if not the most bio-diversity depleted countries in the world. It's staggering how much the landscape has changed.
lost forests is a bit exagerated for a few scattered trees on boulder scree, but great message. Birch conditio0ns soil and enables divesity after 20 od years so hazel, oak, hawthorn will grow on land previously only fit for heather . we just need to cleare the deer with zero toleranace for a decade over as large an area as possible and nature will respond as she does
I love your videos!❤
I just bought some winter barefoots, I looked at Vivo, but nearly 200 quid!
Good stuff is expensive!
This video was just one big advert for bad shoes and energy drinks...😂
I couldn't see the wood for the trees 🌲
I have to make money otherwise the videos don’t get made & my family doesn’t eat 👍
Love the content and appreciate the need to get paid. Maybe one sponsor per video is a good balance?
@ yeah totally agree mate, circumstances proved otherwise for this one though
I assumed that would be the case. Keep up the good work. When you get to 1 mil subs lets crowdfund buying some land and put some wolves on it!
I actually really want to get into Deer hunting (i live in southern scotland), for both food and the ecological benefit. But i don't have the smallest clue where to start.
First of all, you need a lot of dosh. Do you have wealthy parents? Or off-shore bank accounts?
@@GordonDonaldson-v1c Well bollocks.
Deer stalking? Releasing lynx into the wild? Wouldn’t have to ask me twice !
I mean the bloody landowners managed to throw enough money in nature Scot's direction to water down the muirbutn bill so I guess the will keep fighting for Scotland being a bunch of permanently on fire heather, God bless thw organisations fighting for regenerating the landscape
The word is "CLIMATIC". "Climactic" is a whole different ballgame! 🤣
Did I say something wrong…. 😂
@@LeaveCurious Yes, near the beginning. No problem. I did get quite the chuckle, though!
@ lol I'm trying to say the two words now and its not working 🤷
@@LeaveCurious Two "c/k" sounds in "climatic", three in the R-rated one. 😂
@@rridderbusch518 But also three when it relates to Birch in the upland zone as the climax species in the habitat succession. Yes, he got it wrong in his context, but climactic doesn't need to be R-rated.
where did you find the music for the beginning? link?
Epidemic sound
You've presented some evidence that certain trees/forests might grow in the barren landscape. Is there also evidence that they were there in the past?
What is the Latin species name for mountain birch?! (Confusing if try to look up on the internet). Please help!! -keeps mentioning downy birch ..?.. or other types of birches but different Latin names used …..
Are the shoes you touting free of pfas materials? Walking through water would only serve to contaminate the mountain stream otherwise..
The leather trackers are, they get treated with repanur which looks after the leather & repells water. Its made from natural oils & waxs - definitely worth keeping in mind for outdoor clothing in general - lots of coats contain them!
why does the birch grows higher up than the pine?
Bare trees in winter are less susceptible to storm-force winds. Slow growth at altitude means that the growing tips are available to grazing animals for many years. Birch that is grazed can regrow from the stem, where pines won't. Pines need to grow quickly to sufficient height to be out of reach of deer, hares, ptarmigan etc. while at these altitudes and this latitude it might take 20 years to be above hare-grazing height!
Video starts at 10:00 !
Think it starts at 0:00 🤓
Are the mountains out of range of deer?
Carry wild seed in your pockets
Eco tourism. Visit and plant a tree
Get rid of the scammy products. £5 energy shots and £200 barefoot shoes.
Its not for everyone, but they work for me 👍
Gotta pay the bills boss 🫡
Tbh the shoes are bloody fantastic, wore them on my last long Mountain hikes and my feet felt heavenly the entire time. I always used to have serious issues when I was wearing conventional hiking boots.
The montane woodland has been eaten by deer…who benefits from that ?
Getting rid of the people would not have helped.
Betula pubescens?
Colonialism happened...
🫶💪👏👏🦉
Never got, saw the beauty of, in fact yuck, I'm a chick forest technician from Montreal, it's like saying "Look what we destroyed, yay!" 😊
Love your channel and most episodes but for Christ sakes! Your re-wilding efforts in the UK are beyond glacial in their progress. Just find a sympathetic billionaire to finance an air drop of wolves, lynx, brown bears and wooly mammoths and be done with it!
Great vid.