Just came across this article about the erosion and problems facing the moors from the YP. Thought it might interest some of you out there.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/count...ors.4717461.jp
Just came across this article about the erosion and problems facing the moors from the YP. Thought it might interest some of you out there.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/count...ors.4717461.jp
Probably best to stick some windmills up there then
Some interesting science in that article
quote "Carbon is one of the gases........"
Best way to manage the environment IMHO is to leave it bloody well alone
I have read somewhere that the burning of the heather is a significant factor in the erosion of the moors becasue without heather holding it together, the peat is very easily washed away ( and I'm not just saying that cos I'm a grouse).
Actually, saw one of those nature progs on BBC2 a while back which delt with this topic. Everyone seems to think that "managing" the open land is a new thing. Turns out that we (i.e. mankind) have been tinkering with the environment since Stonehenge times. Without the plantations, tree selection & planting etc etc then you'd have a very different sort of landscape with only a few dominant species.
Apparently.