Plantation Edge
A stark divide between two landscapes—on one side, dense conifer plantation, on the other, overgrazed moorland. The abrupt transition highlights the human impact on Scotland’s uplands, where forestry and livestock farming create rigid land-use boundaries. The lack of natural transition zones affects biodiversity, with one side offering cover and habitat (albeit with poor biodiversity within plantations), while the other remains barren and unable to support regeneration. The line serves as a clear marker of how land management decisions shape ecosystems.
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