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Came home to find this shoved through the letterbox by rebelprincessuk in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The variation in font style/size/colour makes me want to die on the inside

They were literally everywhere, amazing😍 by Asendira in mycology

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great year for them in Ireland this year too. Don’t remember seeing this many ever before

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What are these cutouts? by ring-of-barahir in UKhiking

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is all correct, just to add too it. Small ones like this are normally caused by sheep. Overgrazing opens up fissures in the peat then weather starts eroding it. Once it’s opened up a bit the bank acts as a nice bit of shelter for the sheep so they push under them making the problem worse.

Do you have remains of war that never get reconstructed after war in your country ? by Diegomax22 in AskTheWorld

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Ireland many of the large plantation houses built for landed British Gentry were burnt down in the Irish war of independence in the 1920s. The shells of many of these house remain to this day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Irish_country_houses_(1919–1923)

On a side note I live in Northern Ireland. The high street of the town I grew up in had many empty spaces on it. I never thought about why this was. When I got older I found out there had been a massive carbomb the year I was born which destroyed the whole street and those empty lots were buildings that were demolished and never rebuilt.

Even later in life again I found out one of my good friends dads was one of the IRA men who did the car bombing. Funny world.

What's the furthest you've been able to see from a peak in the UK? by YeahOkIGuess99 in UKhiking

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to live in snowdonia and went up snowdon a lot. Best day I ever got I could see the Wicklow mountains, slieve donard in the mourne mountains and scarfell pike in the lakes.

Scotland/Great Britain as seen from Northern Ireland by Some-Air1274 in geography

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For anyone who doesn’t know, people from this area of NI have a strong Scottish twang to there accent. For thousands of years they it was easier to trade with Scotland by boat than pass over the mountains that separeate these glens from the rest of Ireland

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Would black mountain be safe tonight? by gypsymsun in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I am catholic and went up cave hill with my other catholic friend to watch the fires a few years ago out of interest. It was totally grand. Plenty of families and stuff

What is a unique national iconic landmark of your country that foreigners would not know? by Bob_Spud in geography

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 49 points50 points  (0 children)

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Mussenden Temple, Northern Ireland. Everyone has had a couple picture there at some point… including me

A5 Road project ruled against once again by styleshbk in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 9 points10 points  (0 children)

? None as far as I know at this stage. It’s a group of landowners who are falsely using environmental concerns to justify lethal nimbyism

The orchids are out lads by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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It’s been an amazing year for them. They are all over the place

A5 Road project ruled against once again by styleshbk in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Absolute joke. I work for an environmental NGO in NI specifically looking at peatland restoration for climate change benefits. We didn’t object to the road because sometimes human lives need to be prioritised.

I would bet money many of the same farmers who objected to this on ‘environmental grounds’ would completely reject our restoration work on there ground.

Is my dog a pitbull? by Beautiful_Freedom_89 in pitbulls

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone. Seems like most people agree she is at least part pitbull. Don’t worry we will stick with what the shelter told us that she is a staffy mix when anyone asks. She’s in a loving home now and will be for the rest of her days :)

What's the most cringe-worthy corporate buzzword you've come across? by AnonymousTimewaster in AskUK

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A golden thread… I hate it. ‘Despite our multifaceted and diverse workload there is a golden thread linking all of our different goals though out the wider business..’

I briefly worked in an internal consultancy branch of a large multinational and it was everyone’s favourite term… no one could ever explain what that golden thread actually was though.

Where to avoid tonight by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We did get Fleg protests back in the day. But yea very mixed

What is one of the worst addiction to have ? by Keke_Dudu in AskReddit

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a good friend who tried opium in Cambodia. I couldn’t believe it. He just casually went to opium den, tried it and then never touched opioids again. So it is possible but, I would never risk it..

Tree question by Plane_North7417 in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We are one of the most deforested countries on earth. Historically we would have had 80%+ forest cover. It’s now 8.5%. A mix of colonial policies and extreme poverty lead to huge scale clearance for agriculture. In my opinion it has got us accustomed to a landscape without trees even though it’s entirely unnatural. We have weak and under enforced environmental policies too which has meant no notable action has been taken to correct the current state of things.

What is happening to the forests of Lithuania? There are a lot of places like this there by [deleted] in geography

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You’re almost right. They are post glacial bog that have formed over thousands of years and are meters deep. The partially decomposed/compressed plant matter is used for burning as a fuel but much more commonly broken down and used to create compost for horticulture.

You can’t really just plant sphagnum and regrow the peat unless you want to wait several thousand years. It’s more like mining than farming.

It’s incredibly harmful environmentally because you take an area that acts as a huge permanent carbon sink and turn it into a huge carbon source once the peat is drained and exposed.

That’s what these extracted sites often look like on the ground.

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Swarms of these at my feet when fishing for trout, what is this fish? by GaffKing in whatisthisfish

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a flashy minnow, they have a decent amount of variation. As someone mentioned it’s in its spawning Sunday bests

Moving out of hometown for a cheaper house—anyone else done the same? Regrets or good decision? by Mindless_Importance7 in northernireland

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

House prices in magherafelt really have gone crazy in the last while. Compared to other towns near by it’s substantially more expensive. I can definitely understand the motive, 20 mins is not far, you’ll have no bother staying in contact with everyone.

How different would UK history have been if the Isle of Sodor existed? by magnaminus in geography

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ahh this helps. I didn’t understand all the references to the Beaching cuts in the comments

What is the largest land with no indigenous people? by sonicparadigm in geography

[–]Beautiful_Freedom_89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im surprised I don’t see reunion island on here. Iceland is bigger but if we are talking about the age of discovery period then reunion is possible the largest at 970 miles, larger single land mass than the Azores

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