Will We Lose Our Forest View? - Life In Our Cottage On The Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands Ep47
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2023
- Willie, Sarah and their dog, Jack Spaniels, continue their biggest adventure yet - leaving their suburban life and moving over the sea to a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of the Scottish Highlands.
In this episode, the 'Skye-Lifers' hear a rumour that the trees in the nearby forest are going to be cut down...could this result in a dramatic change to the views from our cottage?!
Find out as we explore the forest before and after the felling, plus follow Willie's progress as he turns a demo into a professionally recorded & mastered song - ready to be released!
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It is spruce not pine. This type of commercial forest is far too dense so no good for wild life. This forest will be replaced by a more natural forest which can be walked through and friendly to all beings.
I'm sure I'm not alone in saying I feel a special connection to this beautiful song, having followed the three of you on your Skye Life adventures from Day1. Your clear, strong voice is incredible to listen to... with lyrics that we all can sing & relate to. I enjoy all of your music & appreciate you taking us along to see/hear the entire, really interesting process. Cheers S, W & JS ☕🍰
Up here in the Yukon, they aren't only thinking commercial use, but also fire breaks, healthy ecosystem, disease control etc. Planning wildlife corridors, not impeding waterways or affecting natural springs, leaving trees with nests of protected bird species, offering deer/elk/moose 'new growth' food & safe cover from preditors, leaving some fallen trees for small wildlife habitat, open areas for plant regeneration...the list of rules & regs is thankfully long. @@tkaald
Thanks so much! What a lovely comment to read! 🙂
Here in my area of the U.S.A. we often have small stands left in an area that has been cut for several different reasons. 1 to act as natural seedings of mixed growth. 2 to stabilize the land where it is now newly exposed. 3 to protect new young trees from damage. 4 to protect water ways. 5 the land will be left for three to five years to natrally seed from the left stands to natralize and then farmed seedlings are planted. These fill in the areas that are still not producing natrally seeded trees, these are usually desired mono cultured trees, this also allows for the soil to regenerate and the protective understory to reestablish. Much of this fast growing under growth is cut down at this time to act as fertilizer for the transplants and as protection for the new trees. The roots and stumps from the cut brush is left to stablize the soil while the young trees grow and take over as the soil stabilizing and this brush also acts to keep competitive under story from killing the young trees. Much of the under story is very fast growing and would shade the trees and utilize the nutrients the young trees need. I hope this perspective helps.
The felling of the trees made me feel emotional. It looks so sad when they fall. Necessary maybe. I adore a forest. Great video footage. Lovely track Willie.
I've joined. I can smell beautiful scotland when i watch you ❤
Oh wow ✨💎✨🙏💫 your song!
That’s a song I can listen to over & over again….great work …along with all your vlogs🎶🙂
Now to watch the lovely Sarah amazing us with her wonderful art……👩🎨
The big Sitka outsiders are too big and hairy for the Harvester to fell.
They're usually felled by hand and the first sawlog cut off the bottom, so that the harvester head can grab them.
At least you'll get some new views of the coast, at least until the replacements grow up!
Great video folks!👍
It’s all second growth, you can tell by the width of the rings. It’s all been harvested before. They’ll replant and in 20 or 30 years repeat. Still hard to witness 😢 thanks for the update ❤ love to Jack 💋
Happy Sunday everyone x
IT'S ME AGAIN, I JUST LISTENED TO WILLIES NEW SONG, I LOVE IT, IT MEANS ALOT TO ME BECAUSE FOR THE LAST 51 YEARS I HAVE BEEN RESTORING EARLY HOUSES HERE IN S.E. PA. SOME OF THEM ARE THE OLDEST IN THE STATE, ONE IS THE LOWER SWEDISH CABIN BUILT IN 1655 ANOTHER IS THE SAMUEL LEVIS HOUSE BUILT IN 1692. I REALY UNDERSTAND YOUR SONG, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE LIVED IN THESE OLD HOUSES THEY HAVE HAD GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES THEY HAVE LOVED AND THEY HAVE DIED. ITS JUST AMAZING TO THINK OF ALL THE SPRITS IN THESE OLD HOUSES OLD HOUSES HAVE A SOUL AND THEY CAN TALK TO YOU IF ONLY YOU LISTEN
Thanks. You clearly understand the meaning of the song, which is great to hear! 🙂
Can't believe a whole year has gone by since the beginning of the Skye Cottage adventures. I have loved them all and especially both of you and sweet Jack Spaniels. Congratulations Willie, your recording is just wonderful ! I used to be a singer so I can really appreciate just how super you sound. Happy days !! I wish you a wonderful holiday season amidst the snow and the pines. Huge Christmas hugs 🥰🥰 xx
My husband and I were on Skye and visited Scotland this past September. We saw the tree harvesting and replanting and wondered how the residents felt when their view changed so dramatically. Interesting you touched on that in this video. We stayed near Harrapool, and unfortunately the coffee Bothy in Broadford was closed so I couldn’t pick up any of your cards. Enjoy your videos and that you are both so down to earth❤
all the best on reaching 50k subs. well deserved
Having another mini Skye trip, so super happy to hear two familiar voices on Skye radio in the car, spent rest of day singing 'These Old Walls'. Congratulations Willy the song's a winner and congratulations for getting away with using Sarah's dryer. Sarah I can't wait to hear about what you've been up to and loved to see Jack Daniels spoilt for choice with all those sticks. Happy home anniversary and thank you for putting a smile on all our faces.
Had a chuckle!! I am teetotal, and thought Jack Spaniels was an adaptation of Jack Sparrow (he has a piratanical gleam in his eye). Now I see Jack Daniels! Clever!
Been a good week catching up on all your videos and adventures...Thanx guys 😀
Fascinating to see the whole process of your song coming to life, congratulations on a great result
Fascinating all around! And I love the song! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️
That song is amazing, beautiful Willie!
When trees come down the wind comes! Happens everywhere and I hate it!
Not sure why but this song brings on happy tears .. that's how much I love it
Have been meaning to comment about Willie’s pullovers/jumpers, for ages. I love the variety and colours. So great to see some of the process of Willie’s release too.
Great song❤️ Willie and your music on the video is always good
Sorry for misspelling Skye. Filling in forms and changing passwords was obviously too much for me today 😂
Cheers for that video lovely song bye the way Willie 🍺🍺🍷👍
Congratulations, Willie, on the release of "These Old Walls!" AND how exciting to reach your one year anniversary "living the Skye life."
Dude! You can sing! Your Skye Life jingle doesn't do you justice. Really lovely tune you recorded. Well done!
Thanks! The jingle was just thrown together as a bit of fun. These Old Walls was a real labour of love.
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❤Luv ya bunches @Willie Scott, @Sarah and @Jack Spaniels ❤
Congrats on your new song, Willy, it sounds amazing.
Great video. What a fantastic 'Welcome home, Dad'! I'm heading straight over to bandcamp. Thanks again! 🤗
I know that things have to change in this world but it's still heart breaking when it affects you personally.
Congratulations Willie! Wishing you great success!
I am so glad that your music is getting out further than our group of admirers. I hope it sells like good chips and fish!
My husband worked in Scotland for the forestry commission. He mostly did research on the trees.
Love the song Wille ! ❤ Makes me smile ❤❤❤❤
Nice knowing you Willie, rest well as I expect after Sarah witnesses the Dyson misuse you may no longer be with us! 😂
I can’t believe you’ve been brightening up my Sundays for a year now- happy anniversary x
Love to you all and I’ll give the track a spin on my Keep Yourself Nice show on that unpleasant place we won’t mention x
Congratulations, Willie! I LOVE your music and am excited to get your new release. Sarah, I also wanted to let you know that I received my 2024 calendar and Christmas cards safe, and sound here in North Carolina, USA and I dearly love them too! You both are so talented and complement each other so nicely. Jack Spaniels rounds it all out too. I enjoyed this week's video and look forward to the next.
A year already?! Wow, that went fast.
Congratulations on a year of content and for the release of your song. A talented pair of rascals.
So close to 50k 😬 Come on folks, before Christmas would be nice!
Ah it would be so amazing!! 🤩
@@livingtheskyelife and you're there 👍 Well done
Planting only fast growing trees, all the same variety, and then cut them down. No caring for the land at all. Just for profit. Pity.
But much more important right now: a beautiful song! 😊
I love that tune these old walls... my favorite 😍
That song is amazing and we were all taken along with you when it was first played on your channel. I thougherly enjoyed the process and well done Willie and your helpers to get this out. X
I'm so happy just got your brilliant song I love it thankyou, you are very talented. I have been waiting for this since you first let us hear it many months ago now .
Nice trees, sad to see them cut down even though they were planted for just that purpose...but then that's life, isn't it? The old has to make way for the young.
I just found your channel today and I'm loving it. I've shared your channel with my brother & his wife and they love it too.
I'm planning a vacation to Scotland in 2025 with my cousin, we both turn 65 that year. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Welcome on board!
And thanks for sharing about us too.
I’m sure you’ll have a fantastic trip here! 🙂
Highlight of my Sunday evenings. :)
I am fascinated with the tree harvesters in action, could watch them for ages.
Just watched a bit further and these ones look like they are done differently from here, where they cut and strip all the foliage off and then place the bare trunk on the ground.
Happy Skye Life anniversary 🎉🥂 l well remember the first video. Well done with the song Willie, hopevit gies well. Thank you for sharing your adventures....Alioban
I am so sorry about your forest. I live in Oregon in the USA and I get it. I am glad they replant them.
Happy 1st anniversary,great song willie,loved the vlog,love the skye life x
Thanks you two, and Jack Spaniels, for a year of entertaining and informative videos. Love from Cornwall ❤
Really interesting as always. A brilliant song Willie! And what a warm welcome home 😊
Thanks - very kind! And yup! Never a quiet welcome with a spaniel! 🙂
The forestry service is a constant sore point with most folks in Colorado. Between contracts with lumber/paper companies, lightning storms causing forest fires, and the infestation of the pine beetle (which wiped out whole mountains of trees which had to be clear cut and burned), residents spend a great deal of time butting heads with the forestry service about looking after state park lands.
The cutting will probably lead to flat pack furniture and toilet paper. It depends on the size of the company. My biggest objection is that the lumber company replants one type of tree (lodge pole pine) and doesn't replace different varieties of trees.
Congrats on your 1 year is Skye life cottage.
How cool is Dan? I don't play any instruments and I'm tone deaf but I'd love to work with him! 🤣 Great tune Willie! 👌
Wow...great music. Sad forest....Have a good week.
congratulations on putting out your own stuff, Willie, sounds great!
Love the studio’s well done on the recording stuff I’ve loved watching 👍❤
Gone straight to Bandcamp and bought the track. It was brilliant watching the process of getting it recorded, mixed and mastered. Wish I could smell those felled trees.
Thanks for your support and I hope you enjoy your copy. 🙂
@@livingtheskyelife It is beautiful. Made me cry, as I sit in the kitchen of our farmhouse (first built in the 17th century) looking out to the yard that has been in my husband's family for 5 generations. We will be moving away next year, which is positive, but I will miss 'these old walls' 💜
It’s always nice to hear that something you create has an emotional impact on others. The song has real meaning and that is clearly translating to others, including yourself.
I hope the move goes well for you. 🙂
What a year you’ve had …what you have achieved in that time is amazing.I discovered your channel on your 3rd vlog ..watched every one ..you’ve become a fixed part of my Sunday evenings.. …congratulations to you both …lovely song Willie !! .. just keep living and sharing the Sky life to the full ..all the best to you ❤️
Hi Kids you need to get to 50,000 subscribers before Christmas , that would be a great milestone to celebrate 1 year in the cottage …have a good Christmas break
It would be amazing! 🤩
Wow a year gone quick ready for the snow 😀
Hie folk's, felling of all these trees what effect it has on the wild life,you can bet there must be some impact for them such as noise and disturbance of there habitats, let us all hope that things get back to normal soon 🔜 🔜 🐶🦊🦊
Awww. It. is for our survival
I have been watching the three of you for about two years from Dirty Secrets of Scotland and She Walks, She Paints to Living the Skye Life. You always put out great videos and are wonderful people (and Spaniels). Thank you and I hope you have many more years of sucess!
Loved all your Videos to you both one year gone so Quick xxxxx
It is such a wonderful song.
Such a beautiful song Willie. Congratulations!! You two are so very talented. Thank you for sharing those talents with us.
That machine is a beast.👍
You two are such a lovely couple, a joy to watch. This video reminds me of the time I went to Spean Bridge to meet up with another Lady Trucker. Her family had a logging business and she took me into the forest where they were working. The skillful way they stripped the branches and loaded the trunks onto the trailers was amazing. Thanks for showing this with the drone shots. ilona
Wow, two professionals taking the time to have a chat with us. Lovely having them and Willie talking us through the process.
Thank you for showing us your life on Skye. I've followed you even before you moved. Wish you a very restful and happy Christmas. I'm hoping my husband has got me one of your prints Sarah, I left him enough hints 😅 xxx
Always have a tube of sticky stuff remover handy , it’s awesome stuff 🤣🤣
Congratulations on your song!! Wishing you great success with its release!! May your Christmas be filled with many blessings and happiness!! Merry Christmas!!🎄
Another great video. Interesting to see the music process and then the logging. Thanks
Dan’s studio seems great!
Wonderful video guys keep it up!
Geez , one of our tree spots now has a sign up saying Barrett pit and gives it a number. It’s awesome what is happening
It's a shame they are cutting down the forest, I just loved jack spaniels greeting willie on his return home x
As a Fife resident, I recognise that village!
There really is alot of details involved in making music, very interesting. Sad to see those trees go but a necessary thing I suppose. Jack was so happy to see his Dad come home, very adorable dog!! 🤩❤ Congrats to one very successful year in the cottage!! 🥳
Thankyou For Sharing Your Journey Amazing 👌😘
Lovely vid and great content…. And a cracking song too… thanks guys x
Have bought the song, I really like it...great song.
Merry Christmas Willie, Sarah and Jack.
Thank you. And a merry Christmas to you too. 🙂
Love your song, These Old Walls! You are so talented! Just bought it from Bandcamp. Have already listened twice! Thank you! Will definitely be waiting for your next release!
Thanks for supporting new music. 🙂
Lovely song x
Congratulations on the recording, and it was so interesting seeing the process. You have a lovely voice Willie - good luck with the song, and how exciting that you are recording a song just for you as an individual artist. Also, many congratulations (after the 1st night of recording) for recognising the importance of stopping to have dinner with your lovely wife! This behaviour will lead to a long and happy marriage - which is far more important in the long run. So lovely to see the obvious delight of Jack Spaniels when his dada returned home. All 3 of you are gorgeous!
50k 🎉🎉🎉
As sad as it is to see the trees felled, at least they are replaced. I’ve seen so many more trees in Scotland being planted over the years than before the special plantings began.
Congratulations on the release of your first, for you, by you, song. Love it!
Happy One Year Anniversary!
Looking forward to a listen of your song, Willy. It’s hard to think of trees as crops, isn’t it. That machine made nothing of taking them down. Pretty impressive. Pats to JS.
Absolutely love your song ❤
Great sound. We live in an area of Georgia that is a forestry center. There are lots of stands of a certain type of pine tree, and they are harvested about every 30 years.
My husband and i have been noticing the particularly funky sweaters you are wearing will. We really enjoy them 😊
Thanks! They’re from a company called ‘Loud Elephant’. They donate a share of their profits with wild elephant charities, which is no bad thing in my book. Check them out, if you get a chance. 🙂
@@livingtheskyelife thank you for your answer! Your videos remind my husband and me of beautiful times we had in scotland 🤗
I live in Aberdeenshire and there are many trees felled here as well. The storms a couple of years ago uprooted lots of trees and it seems that the Forestry Commission has used it as an excuse to remove many more. I hope they put as much effort into planting new ones.
Where has the year gone? Well most of it has involved us getting to know you two wonderful people better and Jack of course and we are all better for it I have learned so much about the land of my ancestors and got to see the amazing countryside thanks to your great filming and informative content looking forward to the next enjoyable Sunday and I hope you reach 50 k buy Christmas Karl from eastern Canada
in Canada, trees are left for wildlife to get to safety, call a wildlife corridor .also helps stabilize the soil
Great content you two never disappoint, gonna play your song for my hubby. congrats
It is sad to see the trees gone, thought you’d be safe from that there. The song sounds amazing Willie, Jack Spaniels defo missed you 🙂 God where has the year gone….
It’s forestry land, they plant them specifically to cut down. There’d be far fewer trees there if they weren’t growing them to harvest.
@@ffotograffydd yes I heard them both say but still sad they get cut down…
A very interesting video. Good to follow the start and finish of your record. Good luck with the song. 😺 X
Agreed, sad to see any trees being felled. But I guess it's better than importing timber. I hope there will be plenty deciduous among the replacements.
Love the song Will ...Best of luck with it.