hardy

No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.

They look for hardy alder trees, which indicate an area that had been dug up for mining years ago.

Their plans include bringing in large herbivores including ponies, hardy cattle and eventually even bison to graze the land naturally, and there are hopes pine martens, beavers and golden eagles could recolonise the landscape.

They’re hardy horses, and can be enlisted as pack animals high up in the mountains.

Now, at last, some of the current hardy residents can experience joys such as hair straighteners on demand and not having to plan cups of tea.