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Photo collection appreciating Scottish trees.
The region where I grew up had around 50% of land covered with forests1 – it was easy to take them for granted. Now I am based in the UK, where forests cover only about 13%2. Still, that is more than where I lived before moving to the UK some five years ago3. That said, I now value woods more than before, and if I have time, chances are that I visit one. In my opinion, the nicest UK woodlands are in Scotland, and that's where this post comes in: it is a collection of pictures I took there and why I think that.
While Scotland is above the UK's forest area average, most of the Scottish coastline is treeless with either rugged or agricultural terrain. There are some exceptions, though:
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Tentsmuir Forest at the shore of Fife
...but most of the action takes place inland.
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Scone's Pinetum.
Cultivated or wild, deep or thin, they look fab regardless of the season.
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Craigvinean Forest
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Glenmore Forest
Local forests also often reveal other gems worth admiring:
Wildlife, rivers, rock formations, waterfalls, and also human-made structures, such as the Dunkeld Cathedral:
Behind the structure stands this nearly 300 years old Larch:
Speaking of which, there are many remarkable old trees in Scotland. One of Europe's oldest known trees is here, the Fortingall Yew:
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Fortingall Yew has an estimated age of around 5000 years4.
Another cool one is near Balmerino Abbey:
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~450-year old Spanish chestnut
And then there are lochs! When they are surrounded by the neat forests, it is an affair.
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Lochan nan Craobh Loisgte.
Navigating through local woods is relaxing, no matter the form of transportation.
Whether by a car...
...on foot...
..or on a bike.
Being surrounded by pretty trees always seems to make things better for me.
If you would you like stay a bit longer, some photo captions above have links to stories about my visits there. Alternatively, you might also these posts:
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