It is, however, the previous comments were with regard to the SNFC which is a Scottish National, thus the reason for my comment "and Scotland, in particular,". The geography of Scotland is quite distinct and therefore the ecology of the several different areas can vary dramatically. I always remember being taught in school that our weather was controlled, in the main, by the gulf stream. Because of this, the west had far more rain than the east. By the time the weather reached the east the hills and mountains had caused the clouds to rise and the rain to fall. Global warming may have changed things.