大象传媒

Tha a鈥� chraobh-challtainn gu math s貌nraichte dhuinn mar Gh脿idheil. Tha ceangal l脿idir aice ri beul-aithris agus seann sgeulachdan na F猫inne. Bha ar sinnsirean measail air na cnothan. Agus bha iad a鈥� cleachdadh an fhiodha airson iomadach rud. Am measg sin, bha iad a鈥� d猫anamh gual-fiodha dheth.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Far an robhar a鈥� d猫anamh gual-fiodha 鈥� de challtainn no darach 鈥� tha sinn a鈥� smaoineachadh gun robhar a鈥� d猫anamh preasarlach dhen choille. 鈥橲 e preasarlach no preas-choille a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air coppice no coppiced woodland. 鈥橲 e sin suidheachadh far a bheil iomadh stoc beag aig na craobhan, seach aon stoc m貌r. Bithear a鈥� leagail cuid de na stocan ach bidh feadhainn eile a鈥� nochdadh nan 脿ite. Ach an robh na G脿idheil a鈥� d猫anamh uiread de phreasarlach anns na coilltean-calltainn 鈥檚 a bha sinn a鈥� smaoineachadh?

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha mi a鈥� cur na ceist oir th脿inig leabhar inntinneach a-mach o chionn ghoirid air a bheil Atlantic Hazel: Scotland鈥檚 Special Woodlands. Tha 霉ghdaran an leabhair a鈥� cumail a-mach nach eil a鈥� chuid as motha againn a鈥� tuigsinn mar a tha coilltean-calltainn ag obair. Tha sin a鈥� gabhail a-steach luchd-gl猫idhteachais, eag-e貌laichean choilltean agus manaidsearan oighreachdan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha iad ag r脿dh gu bheil daoine anns an fharsaingeachd a鈥� creidsinn ceithir rudan mun chraoibh-challtainn. 鈥橲 e sin gum bi i gu n脿darrach a鈥� f脿s fo chraobhan eile a tha nas motha, is nach bi i na craoibh as 脿irde anns a鈥� choille. Cuideachd, far a bheil craobhan-calltainn a tha iomadh-stocach, seach aona-stocach, gur e mac-an-duine as coireach ri sin. Creididh sinn gum 产脿蝉补颈肠丑 craobhan-calltainn mura t猫id an d猫anamh nam preasarlaich. Agus, mura t猫id preasarlach a dh猫anamh dhith, gun tig aona stoc m貌r air craobh-challtainn. Tha 霉ghdaran an leabhair ag r脿dh gu bheil a h-uile gin dhiubh seo ce脿rr. Chan eil sinn a鈥� tuigsinn, tha iad ag r脿dh, rud a tha fo ar sr貌inean fh猫in.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha na h-霉ghdaran, Sandy agus Brian Coppins, ag r脿dh gum bi craobhan-calltainn, gu seachd 脿raidh an fheadhainn a tha a鈥� f脿s air taobh an iar na h-Alba 鈥� Coilltean a鈥� Chuain Siar mar a chanas iad riutha 鈥� gu n脿darrach iomadh-stocach. Chan eil preasarlach a鈥� tighinn a-steach don ghnothach. 脌s aonais mac-an-duine, bhiodh ar coilltean-calltainn l脿n chraobhan-calltainn iomadh-stocach. 鈥橲 d貌cha gur e 鈥榩reasan-calltainn鈥� a bhiodh againn orra, seach 鈥榗raobhan-calltainn鈥�, co-dhi霉, ma tha sinn a鈥� tomhas craobh mar rud le aona stoc a-mh脿in.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach, bidh sibh ag r脿dh, tha mise e貌lach air coilltean far a bheil na craobhan-calltainn nan craobhan, le d矛reach aona stoc m貌r air gach t猫 aca. A, uill, tha Sandy is Brian Coppins ag r脿dh nach e suidheachadh n脿darrach a th鈥� ann an sin. 鈥橲 e ionaltradh a 诲丑鈥檃诲丑产丑补谤补颈肠丑别补蝉 sin 鈥� ionaltradh le caoraich agus f猫idh. Nuair a chuirear stad air an ionaltradh, bidh na craobhan a鈥� dol air ais gu bhith iomadh-stocach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chithear sin, mar eisimpleir, ann an Coille Loch a鈥� Mhuilinn ann an Eadar-Dh脿-Chaolas. Cho luath 鈥檚 a chaidh feansa a chur an-脿irde timcheall p脿irt de choille-challtainn airson f猫idh a chumail a-mach, th貌isich stocan 霉ra a鈥� f脿s bho fhreumhaichean nan craobh. Thachair e gu luath. 鈥橲 e d矛reach ionaltradh a bha a鈥� cur stad orra bho bhith a鈥� f脿s.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha na h-霉ghdaran cuideachd ag r脿dh nach eil e f矛or gu bi calltainn a鈥� f脿s gu n脿darrach a-mh脿in mar phreas fo dhuilleach na coille. Bheir sinn s霉il air sin an-ath-sheachdain.

craobh-challtainn: hazel tree; gual-fiodha: charcoal; darach: oak; Coilltean-challtainn a鈥� Chuain Siar: The Atlantic Hazelwoods; 脿s aonais: without; 贰补诲补谤-顿丑脿-颁丑补辞濒补蝉: Eddrachillis (NW Sutherland).

seann sgeulachdan na F猫inne: the old Fingalian stories; measail air na cnothan: keen on the nuts; bha iad a鈥� cleachdadh an fhiodha airson iomadach rud: they were using the wood for many things; gun robhar a鈥� d猫anamh preasarlach dhen choille: tha the wood was being coppiced; far a bheil iomadh stoc beag aig na craobhan, seach aona stoc m貌r: where the trees are multistemmed rather than single trunked; a鈥� leagail cuid de na stocan: felling some of the stems; a鈥� nochdadh nan 脿ite: appearing in their stead; a鈥� gabhail a-steach luchd-gl猫idhteachais, eag-e貌laichean choilltean agus manaidsearan oighreachdan: including conservationists, woodland ecologists and estate managers; nach bi i na craoibh as 脿irde anns a鈥� choille: it鈥檚 not the tallest tree in the wood; gur e mac-an-duine as coireach ri sin: that man is responsible for that; rud a tha fo ar sr貌inean fh猫in: something that鈥檚 under our noses; gu seachd 脿raidh an fheadhainn: particularly the ones; a鈥� tomhas craobh mar rud le aona stoc a-mh脿in: classifying a tree as something with only one trunk; cho luath 鈥檚 a chaidh feansa a chur an-脿irde: as soon as a fence was erected; airson f猫idh a chumail a-mach: to exclude deer; 鈥檚 e d矛reach ionaltradh a bha a鈥� cur stad orra bho bhith a鈥� f脿s: it鈥檚 just grazing that was stopping it from growing; a-mh脿in mar phreas fo dhuilleach na coille: only as a shrub under the canopy of the forest.

Creididh sinn gum 产脿蝉补颈肠丑 craobhan-calltainn mura t猫id an d猫anamh nam preasarlaich. Agus, mura t猫id preasarlach a dh猫anamh dhith, gun tig aona stoc m貌r air craobh-challtainn: we believe that hazel trees die if they are not coppiced. And, if it is not coppiced, that a hazel tree will develop a single trunk. Do you notice that the verbal forms above (in bold) are all 鈥榝uture active鈥�. Well that鈥檚 not precisely so, as the 鈥榝uture鈥� verbal form can also represent the 鈥榩resent habitual鈥�, sometimes translated into English with a present tense form of the verb.听

鈥橲 e ionaltradh a 诲丑鈥檃诲丑产丑补谤补颈肠丑别补蝉 sin: it鈥檚 grazing that causes that.

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