Trees and barrows

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FourWinds F
FourWinds Apr 25, 2007 12:12:43
Replying to nigelswift

Refering to both your and Rhiannon's comments it would be interesting to see the correlation between trees on barrows and ploughing vs livestock.

You would expect those regions where ploughing is more common to only have big barrows with trees on them; the low barrows getting ploughed away.

In livestock regions trees can't easily get established because the sheep etc would nibble the seedlings.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Apr 25, 2007 12:20:45
Replying to FourWinds

I reckon you're right, there probably is a correlation. There's a survey showing how many barrows have been lost in each county. I think Essex was worst, 95% ploughed out - is that intensively ploughed? (Never been that far East).

H head-first
head-first Apr 25, 2007 13:45:33
Replying to FourWinds

It's a really interesting idea. I notice that the barrows on 'Five Barrows Down' near Cherhill aren't wooded, despite being in an arable field. On the other hand, East Kennet is well and truly covered (I think it's in arable land?).