Woodsmen of Yesteryear Called Into Action Again ; Environment a Common Sight in the Bygone Days of North East Farming, Paul Loraine Looks at Why the Heavy Horse Is Back at Work in a Project to Replace Native Woodland in the Region

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THEY were once a common sight throughout the North Pennines. Before the days of the combustion engine, the horse was a vital means of ploughing, hauling, lifting and transporting.

And now, as part of a project to restore some of the native oak and ash woodland that once covered the hillsides, the horse is back at work.

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Woodsmen of Yesteryear Called Into Action Again ; Environment a Common Sight in the Bygone Days of North East Farming, Paul Loraine Looks at Why the Heavy Horse Is Back at Work in a Project to Replace Native Woodland in the Region

The three-year initiative, called Living North Pennines, is being run by the North Pennines Area of Natural...

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