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Originally Posted by AllonFS
Finally, in response to Chiana and the Nordschleife, it is worth viewing some of the 1960s and early 70s footage on Youtube. It's amazing how areas now surrounded by trees were once virtually bare. Nothing stays the same, but actually some things can get better as well as worse.
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Yes, but that's the natural world for ya
I think in places Le Mans looked rather barren and sorry in post-war period too, but quickly flourished by the following decades. Now it's getting to the state of being ripped down again, albeit slowly, due to hand of man. With Nordschleife, the effect seems (mostly) the opposite.
Even just couple of hundreds years ago, even the most populous human settlements and cities were surrounded by vast forests and valleys full of untamed wildlife. Now the forests, the little there are, are surrounded by human creations.