After the daily grind of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, a current-day Robin Hood might want to find a hideout other than his beloved Sherwood Forest, which has shrunk to less than 0.5 percent its historical size. Merry men (and women) in more than a dozen British organizations are banding together to make a rescue plan for the forest, which is home to rare and endangered ancient oaks. Some of the trees are so beloved as to have been given names, such as Medusa, Stumpy, and Twister. What, no Maid Marion?
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iprefertherain Posted 4:36 am
06 Nov 2007
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iprefertherain Posted 4:38 am
06 Nov 2007
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caniscandida Posted 7:20 am
06 Nov 2007
That the remnant of Sherwood Forest that survives is no more than 0.5% of its traditional greatest extent, seems shocking, yes, but paradoxically is not so shocking, given that Nottinghamshire is in the industrial heartland of the country in which the Industrial Revolution took off.
Also shocking, given the reputation that Brits have for being animal-lovers, is the strange way that some of them have of showing their love for native British red squirrels: by catching and slaughtering gray squirrels, successful immigrants from North America that in some places seem to be out-competing the reds. See the article in the Sunday New York Times Magazine of October 7, 2007.
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hikerreese Posted 7:36 am
07 Dec 2007
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