▁well ▁in ▁wet ▁so ils ▁and ▁are ▁spe cially ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁low ▁nut ri ent ▁conditions ▁through ▁having ▁large ▁root ▁nod ules ▁containing ▁nit ro gen - fix ing ▁b acter ia ▁which ▁en rich ▁the ▁soil ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁clo ver ▁plants ▁and ▁other ▁leg umes . ▁ ▁The ▁many ▁h ed ger ow ▁trees ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁mill ▁were ▁not ▁plant ed ▁by ▁far mers ▁for ▁' visual ▁effect ', ▁they ▁were ▁cro ps ▁and ▁the ▁wood ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁building ▁and ▁f encing . ▁The ▁mill er ▁needed ▁be ech ▁or ▁horn be am ▁wood ▁for ▁mill ▁mach in ery , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁c ogs ▁on ▁the ▁drive ▁whe els ▁from ▁the ▁water w heel . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁generally ▁appreciated ▁how ▁much ▁the ▁A yr shire ▁landscape ▁has ▁changed ▁its ▁character ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁hundred ▁years , ▁for ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 0 - 7 0 ▁Statist ical ▁Account ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁" there ▁was ▁no ▁such ▁thing ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁trees ▁or ▁h ed ges ▁in ▁the ▁parish ; ▁all ▁was ▁n aked ▁and ▁open ". ▁ ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁wal ks ▁and ▁the ▁S ustr ans ▁cycle path ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁leaf lets ▁describing ▁wal ks ▁from ▁the ▁mill ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁a ▁nom inal ▁fee . ▁The ▁S ustr ans ▁cycle path ▁from ▁Ir v ine ▁and ▁L args ▁to ▁Glasgow ▁runs ▁close ▁nearby ▁and ▁cycl ists ▁often ▁drop ▁in