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[magdadh, 17/10/2011] Puszcza Bialowieska translates as Bialowieza Forest but “forest doesn't quite describe the connotations of the Polish word “puszcza which means much more than just a forest or woodland: it refers to something primeval, large and thick. In the UK terms it will be similar to “ancient woodland, but Puszcza Bialowieska goes back further than the 1600 stipulated for the UK “ancient forest designation: parts of the Puszcza are old-growth virgin forest and at least ten thousand years old. This is the best example of the type of woodland that would have, for thousands of years, covered most of the Eur
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