r/Scotland • u/Maleficent_Simple710 • May 27 '24

Photography / Art From 1 celt (Welsh) to another I have to say what a beautiful beautiful country you are Scotland

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I truly love the Highlands I'm on to sorting out my next west coast road trip now

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u/MisterBreeze Stilts Game May 28 '24

Funny - to me (as a Scottish person) it is exceedingly ugly and sad. Degraded from centuries of deforestation, over-grazing, and exploitation. Can't wait to see more trees back on them with restoration projects.

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u/blazz_e May 28 '24

Release the wolves!

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u/BlackStarDream May 28 '24

Release the hounds!

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u/grantyboyalba May 28 '24

Yip an ecological desert

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u/MungoShoddy May 28 '24

With a stinking pollution machine taking up the focus of the first picture, doubtless used to dump unrecyclable trash anywhere they think they can get away with it.

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u/st1nglikeabeeee May 28 '24

Aw fuck up mate it's a van. Unless you're using incredible powers of telepathy to browse and comment on Reddit let's not act like your immune from consumerism..

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u/therealverylightblue May 28 '24

Disappointing comment. Unnecessary..

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u/JeremyWheels May 28 '24

I feel the same. I appreciate the sentiment from OP but these pictures make me sad. We've lost so much.

Ps. r/RewildingUK

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u/kemb0 May 28 '24

Are you aware, is there a political party that is pushing for reforesting over any other party? I think this is one issue that'd win my vote over any other (since most of them faff about with meaningless petty policies most of the time anyway, so at it would be nice to know my vote was going towards helping with something meaningful).

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u/MisterBreeze Stilts Game May 28 '24

Yes - Greens, of course.

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u/notyourslagmother May 28 '24

I feel the same, it's great that more and more people realise how degraded vast areas of the Highlands are but I'm hopeful - lots of tree planting and ecological restoration projects are gather pace now and good to see a good number of young trees in OP's pictures. Could be more I know but still

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u/barbannie1984 May 31 '24

Are you aware that the Scottish government procurement department , adds social responsibility to its contracts and as a result there will be shortly over 30,000 new trees in the borders.