ForestOrca,
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Did they cut down all the trees? I know a town, whose name translated to English is Timber. I found out about the town just before the old lumber mill burned down. There are very few trees there. :-(

hexual,
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There’s not been trees here for 500+ years. The Forest of Bowland is mostly peat bog and heather moorland interspersed with gritstone formations.

ForestOrca,
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Where I live used to be ponderosas and grassland, till about 400 years ago. I just wondered about the name.

hexual,
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The “forest” with regards to this place is actually the older meaning of the word, a “royal hunting ground”.

ForestOrca,
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TY! Gotta learn something new every day.

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