Shot from Càrn Mòr Dearg Arete while hiking up to Ben Nevis in Scotland

  • evanuggetpi
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    1 year ago

    Just curious as to why the landscape is so barren. What happened to the trees?

    • thisfro@slrpnk.netOP
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      1 year ago

      I think there are two main reasons:

      1. 1000m is way above the tree-line (500-600m)
      2. Heavy deforestation across Scotland until the 20th century