glen
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But over time that began to slow down and in 1958 the site was bought by the Isle of Man Forestry Board and "became a nationally-owned glen".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
According to the trust, thousands of years ago the glen would have been a native woodland but it was left bare by human intervention such as grazing sheep and deer.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
Each non-Pee-wee appearance required the audience to recalibrate our expectations and remove Reubens from the glen plaid suits and pomade-slicked hairdo for which we came to know him.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2023
In a leafy glen in a very small, beautiful moment, the trees watched too.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022
The sides of the glen were shaggy with last year’s bracken, among which the tight-curled fronds of spring were just thrusting through the sweet-scented earth.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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