Nature takes back control in the Lake District

The Lake District, renowned for its picturesque views, beautiful lakes, and towering peaks, has long been a source of inspiration for artists and poets alike-most notably William Wordsworth.
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However, this iconic landscape is set for a dramatic transformation, thanks to a £5 million investment which aims to restore temperate rainforest to Skiddaw. Ruben Reuter heads there to find out how centuries of human intervention has shaped the landscape, and how the project will allow nature to take back control.
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[@WhichDoctor1]

I can spend far more time and enjoyment wandering through a native rainforest than walking across a bare grassy hillside. The density of wildlife and visual interest is thousands of times greater. And they’d both be just as beautiful to look at from a distance

[@Milner871]

Love stories like this, bring back the trees!

[@JohnM.-oy4rn]

Good to hear positivity for once . The planet needs a lot of help.

[@ZolaClyde]

Ruben gets some of the most beautiful location reporting jobs. And what an amazing project! These revival of nature stories are so important, i had no idea the Lake District was once a part of a chain of Rainforests in Great Britain. Wow! 😊

[@McKluskie]

reforesting should be a nobrainer for the government, taxpayers should pay, happy to pay my 0.05p a week for this.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

I couldn’t agree more. We neeeed to do this.

[@malcolmchapman3032]

One twentieth of one penny?....there's nothing natural about rainforest in the lake district

[@McKluskie]

@@malcolmchapman3032 You didn't watch the video then did you......

[@CharlieFA]

😂😂😂😂😂 so thick​@@malcolmchapman3032

[@TextTeal]

That would be amazing to see more rainforest in the lake District. Thanks for the report.

[@Sunburst42]

Loved this, something calming and positive for a change.

[@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp]

Yeah felt the same

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

yes thats the intended effect

[@Sunburst42]

@@krishnan-resurrection714 Wow thanks, I suppose then my comment was completely pointless, I should just keep any opinion I have to myself and never post any positive feedback whatsoever. Instead I should focus on responding to positive comments sarcastically, then my life would truly have some meaning.

[@ViewsfromMidfield]

Great news story and fantastic presenter 🌳📰

[@IOSARBX]

Channel 4 News, great job on this video

[@dogstar5572]

There’s a small rain forest in Snowdonia. It’s own microclimate. Good reporting, well done.

[@junglie]

There is one in the valley behind barmouth too, never seen such a diverse woods in the uk.

[@emil_rainbow]

@@junglie tiny fragments that need enlarging and connecting.

[@martinwall502]

I wish there were more lovely stories by this, told by such a lovely reporter

[@awtistiaeth4699]

What a pity ash trees won't form part of this new/re-established rain-forest.

[@emil_rainbow]

It will return as dieback resistent trees propagate.

[@dolphinliam888]

Ash is recovering. My new ash seedlings seem to be disease resistant.

[@awtistiaeth4699]

@@dolphinliam888 Hi and thanks for your response. I understand that ash trees/saplings under 4 years old don't show signs of the disease. Best check that though, rather than take it as a fact as I'm merely a keen amateur tree planter who planted 1,000 trees on my smallholding. In the meantime, I will check to see what the RSH have to say on the issue of ash-recovery. I gather elm are now returning, so maybe I'll see disease free ash in my lifetime.

[@awtistiaeth4699]

@@emil_rainbow True, eventually but that didn't help the 200 year old ash that I had to fell before it felled itself onto my house! However, even if you're right (and I seriously hope you are) it has taken many decades for disease free elm to start returning.

[@emil_rainbow]

@@awtistiaeth4699 sorry to hear about your veteran ash. Some trees local to me are showing signs of astonishing recovery. I recall reading The Forestry Commission have identified 700 tolerant mature trees. Prof Richard Buggs is very much leading the public dissemination. How many potentially resistant trees have been needlessly felled?

[@PeteLambo-dc8bm]

Tell Kier. Good cause. Looking after our needs .Planting more trees is the way to go.Put all them Ulez and green taxes to some use.

[@ourfamily8472]

I believe that most of the countries in the world need projects like this as great part of the lands have already have much of human intervention. The wild life is struggling to survive in shrank places with roads and motorways everywhere.

[@rabadabadoo491]

Great story 👏

[@OLLIEPOOP1986]

How do you donate to this.?

[@outdoorsy01]

Awesome journalism ❤

[@jonathanwitty9694]

My favourite trees are Elms, oaks, beech and Ash. Basically most infigenous species ... Is there still a big disease problem with Elms and Ash?

[@paulsyms2142]

The species mix that is used will have to consider what was there before, and what will be best for biodiversity. My guess is that it will be centred on the two oaks, birch, and possibly willows, rowan, whitebeams, etc. I don't know about beech, which I think is a latecomer to the British flora, and where I live (in Hampshire, not the Lakes), isn't very good at supporting biodiversity. [Edit] There's still a disease problem with elm and ash. However, I don't know the extent to which elm featured in the pre-human rainforests in the region - I'm sure Wikipedia would know.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

where are all the British oaks going ????

[@Richard-dg7bf]

Vile,sheepwrecked landscape - should more closely resemble central Sweden !!!

[@jaywalker3087]

Wonderful News..

[@wendilethbridge5530]

great video, very, very poor subtitles, SKIDDAW would help, and PEAT . So many errors, Please can you correct/remedy? btw ,we already have a rainforest above my village,where CWTrust arrange day visits with our local expert, Danni 🙂

[@danmay3450]

I can’t wait to climb The Aviva.. *ahem* sorry Skiddaw

[@stephenmarsden3442]

The unique landscape of the Lakes is the result of centuries of grazing and land management. We are part of the ecosystem. Let’s not lose this beautiful scenery in the name of net zero.

[@JonWickham]

Love this report.

[@dolphinliam888]

What a beautiful story ❤

[@nikki-qm9wz]

Cash is king by law & king charles no one should be able to refuse kings money 💪💪

[@TheJahsoldier1]

Fruit trees are a good idea

[@lordveteran9126]

Quick...tear it all down...wind farms are soooooo much better......

[@gareth449]

how about fruit and nut trees , like plums , walnuts , hazelnuts , apples , to bring in birds and squirels

[@MarkWilliams-rd5jf]

I doubt it Labour could build thousands of houses up there lol

[@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp]

Nice story, great presenter

[@andimoraru5539]

Finally, some good news ❤

[@judewarner1536]

Left alone to nature, most of the land at this lattitude and altitude will become a climax ecology of deciduous woodland. Any human "help" will just require maintenance.

[@anthonyat2401]

A forest of ugly, landscape-marriing wind turbines is more likely.

[@R_Adam_K]

Sure, sub-saharian tribes are already there

[@TheMrmatthewparker]

🤣

[@agu3425]

It put me off seen that biig car at the beginning of the video. Are they going to spend money on these big cars….producing more co2?

[@user-oh1hk6tn5v]

❤

[@terryhoath1983]

Will someone, please tell him to stop waving his hands about ?

[@Nick-xo7bl]

Cheer up, Terry, for fucks sake.

[@jonathanwitty9694]

I have a few reservations here as the scenery in the Lake district is stunning, a lot to do with the exposed peaks and dramatic crags. There is nothing worse masking views and landscapes by too much vegetation, as in the USA where you rarely can see the landscape, such as the Cascades. I am all in favour in planting more deciduous forest in the valleys and removal of conifers as they are rubbish for diversity. Places like the Howgills and eastern fells could do with some oaks, elms planted (if possile in the valleys. Rain forest probably a bit far. Should look at it as a nationwide issue though. Obviously all the surface has been man made but some of this is good. dry Stone walls for example need repairing and wooden fences excluded. So I think there is room for eco system enhancement but a fine balance needs to be struck. Am I wrong? I am old so will be dead before anything happens, but thinking of the future gens.... My dad was on national park committees in Yorkshire and there are a lot of human pressures. Tolls for outsiders maybe a good idea, but that penalises poorer people that benefit a lot from the countryside.

[@Krytern]

It isn't about just the views bro.. Very self centred view

[@jonathanwitty9694]

@@Krytern Do you drive a car , if so, its self centred :) Maybe you should actually read my post and realise that extremism is never the answer, especially on a small island. Upland Bogs are also useful for flood management and diversity.

[@Krytern]

@jonathanwitty9694 I don't drive a car actually, I ride a bicycle. Nice try though

[@paulsyms2142]

While I take the point about the views and their value for tourism, a £5m budget and one mountain won't make a big difference to that in the bigger scheme of things. The plus for biodiversity, and restoring a habitat that we've all but destroyed for extensive grazing, will far outweigh that. When I've visited the States, it often costs $5 to visit a state or national park - I'm very happy to pay that, in view of the fact that they provide facilities for me to visit. If you're worried about poorer people not being able to pay, then there's always concession schemes, for example making it free for holders of an OAP bus pass.

[@karlmurphy6441]

So many of the fells in the lakes will remain bare though for the foreseeable future so if bare hills are more your thing you won’t be short of them in the UK. I think most people will be happy with a little bit of diversity in the scenery. On a news article I read about this as well they said they won’t be foresting the peaks or the peat bogs anyway so you’ll still be able to get a stunning view at the top of the mountain

[@Durka-Durka01]

Wait for the cultural enrichment to bring their unique culture to the area, just as they did in Derbyshire! 🤦

[@TimmyBobinson]

"Our grand children" which grandchildren is this woman talking about? If things continue the way things are, there won't be many English people left on this land in 50 years.

[@diggingfordancingmusic523]

That's a bit of a jump from rainforests! If she is talking about children born and raised in England then I'd say they're English (or I'd actually say British because I like to distance myself from nationalists). So I don't think you need to worry about that.

[@TimmyBobinson]

@@diggingfordancingmusic523 It's totally relevant. She is incorrently referencing English chilldren that factually will be in major decline in 50 years. So WHO is she talking about when she refers to, "our grand children" ?

[@TimmyBobinson]

@@diggingfordancingmusic523 Is a dog born in a stable, a horse? Can the dog ever become a horse? Does it eat like a horse? Does it walk like a horse? Does it look like a horse? Does it smell like a horse? Does it behave like a horse? Does it spend most of it's time with horses? No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No...

[@diggingfordancingmusic523]

@@TimmyBobinson dogs and horses are different species so I don't follow you. But if they were born here they would be British/English right?

[@midwifelife]

​@@TimmyBobinson This comment is so sad, that you appear to be equating people born with different levels of melanin in their skin with different species. A dog cannot ever be a horse because they are different species on different branches of the evolutionary tree - the only thing they share is that they are mammals. Homosapiens come in all different shades, same as dogs have different markings and coat colours. We're all humans, and nobody owns the earth, we just scamper around on it for a few years before passing on.

[@TheJahsoldier1]

Stop the carbon bs.

[@terryyakamoto3488]

The vast majority of scientists accept that human production of carbon is raising the planet's temperature. I'm not a climate scientist, neither are you. So the question is, why do you choose to ignore the vast majority of scientific evidence, in favour of fringe theories?

[@sailaway8244]

​@@terryyakamoto3488correction.... "the vast majority who agree" also rely on their funding to come to such a conclusion

[@terryyakamoto3488]

@@sailaway8244 So the scientists are all bent, paid for by a dark cabal who have ulterior motives

[@davidcullen4197]

why go to the Lake district when it just looks like 90% of Scotland?

[@gothicgolem2947]

Because not everyone wants to go to scotland to visit nature

[@nathandraper4763]

Fewer Scots

[@TheAegisClaw]

Oh no, it's quite a different feeling. Much more cozy, less epic. MANY more pubs.

[@Krytern]

I'm on the south coast... How about I don't go all the way to Scotland?

[@terryyakamoto3488]

@@nathandraper4763 Less chance of getting stabbed

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[@LeeGee]

Voice over is unintelligible

[@andyxox4168]

But at least it’s diverse?

[@Matt-ur3dm]

I can understand everything he says you pair of gammons

[@Krytern]

Get hearing aids

[@cmg6848]

Stop the self abuse and get to specsavers for a hearing aid 😂.

[@Nick-xo7bl]

I thought he did well, I enjoyed his report, and it’s clearly something that he is passionate about. Try to be less cynical, life is more enjoyable that way.

[@glerp10000000000]

There is no climate emergency. More trees is great but.....Beware of policies that want to reforest farming land. WE need food too.

[@midwifelife]

Absolutely agree regarding farmland, but this isn't farmland and can't be used for agriculture. It can be rewilded, to how it used to be, to increase diversity.

[@TimmyBobinson]

#climatehoax