A project to reintroduce red squirrels to isolated areas of regenerating forest in the Scottish Highlands gets under way this month. This will increase both the numbers and the range of red squirrels in the UK, and help to regenerate their native Caledonian forest habitat.
… Red squirrels return to Scotland's Caledonian forest Oliver Tickell | … 2016 News Forests Conservation Mammals Scotland UK Reintroduction … conservation charity The National Trust for Scotland. The National Trust for Scotland is …
What remains of the once mighty Caledonian Forest is fast being eroded by an ever-increasing population of deer. Without reintroducing their natural predator, the wolf, to the wilds of Scotland, the forest and its ecosystem is in danger of disappearing forever. By Jeremy Smith
… December 2005 News Wolves Wolf Reintroduction Scotland Caledonia Natural World Forest … natural predator, the wolf, to the wilds of Scotland, the forest and its ecosystem is in … Jeremy Smith For most of the earth’s history, Scotland was covered in trees – a vast …
A unique community purchase of Forestry Commission land in the Highlands will see native Caledonian pinewoods re-established over 1086 hectares of commercial conifer woods planted in the 1970s, complete with relict ancient pines.
… been given the go-ahead. Forestry Commission Scotland has agreed to sell 1,086 hectares of … declared 'surplus' by Forestry Commission Scotland in September 2013 as part of its … strategy. An important first for Scotland This is believed to be the first time …
New combinations of temperature, precipitation and light will drive changes in biodiversity with some unexpected consequences.
… The plight of Scotland's rainforests Staff Reporter | 1st November 2019 News Scotland Trees Forests Rainforests … Far too little is known about how Scotland’s native species will respond to …
Scotland's native forest remains in only a few fragments, but Trees For Life is working to restore it, and almost all of the work is done by volunteers. Philip Mason joined their newly expanded long-term volunteer programme for two months last autumn.
… | 3rd February 2014 Ethical Living Forests Scotland Natural World tfl-river.png Scotland's native forest remains in only a few … Caledonian Forest covered most of upland Scotland: 5,800 square miles of species-rich …
What can western countries learn from their less industrialised counterparts about returning woodlands and forests to productive, profitable, local control?
… process the low-grade material locally. In Scotland there is chronic underemployment. … Community forestry is a growing movement in Scotland, but many factors have slowed … areas are controlled by Forestry Commission Scotland. 'A large proportion of our forests …
The key to reducing the risk of more floods like those in Carlisle is to realise that conventional 'flood defence' can never provide security against the ever more extreme weather events that global warming will bring. We must embrace natural solutions to holding back flood waters: more trees; and bring back the beavers!
… 2015 Comment Water UK Forests Mammals England Scotland Natural World The Land Climate Change … weekend - beavers are actually being shot in Scotland with the tacit approval of the … powerful landowning interest. So please Scotland, if you are have too many beavers, …
The return of pine martens to central Ireland has been followed by a resurgence of red squirrels, writes Emma Sheehy. Now that the predatory mammal is being seen south of the Scottish border, the same could happen in England. The heavier grey squirrel is easy prey for pine martens, and their demise could open up ecological space for the native red to recolonise.
… extinct in England and Wales. However in Scotland and Ireland they are making a … and Ireland. That's why I'm now looking at Scotland, where there have been reports of … but the creatures are moving south through Scotland and are literally just a few miles …
Britain's ash woods are under threat from a fast-spreading 'dieback' disease, write Steve Woodward and Eric Boa. With 3% of ash trees resistant to the fungus, the species should just be able to survive. But now scientists fear the arrival of the Emerald ash borer beetle, already infesting forests in the US and mainland Europe. Could the two combine to push our ash trees into extinction?
… in other parts of England as well as Scotland and Wales Since then, the disease has …
As the public comes to terms with Government plans to sell public woodland, industry analysts predict much of the forest could be snapped up by energy companies looking to burn wood as a biofuel
… Review. Control of the Forestry Commission in Scotland and Wales has been devolved to the …
In principle ancient woodland enjoys strong protection, but that's not how it works out on the ground, reports Sian Atkinson. HS2 alone threatens 82 ancient woods, and 440 are at risk nationwide. Hence the Woodland Trust's 'Enough is Enough' campaign ...
… which maps became more available (though in Scotland this has been revised to 1750 in line …
New research shows that biochar in soil strongly stimulates plant growth, more than doubling yields. However the extra growth may come at the cost of reduced plant defences against pests.
… in Italy and The James Hutton Institute in Scotland. Integrated agroforestry systems have …
Packed with rare flora and fauna, Britain’s woodlands are the perfect place for getting to grips with nature. From Yorkshire to the Lake District, Hampshire and beyond, Ruth Styles rounds up the best walks
… Loch Ard Forest Where: Strathyre, Scotland Why it’s great: Part of the Queen …
Biomass electricity in the UK = clear-cutting of ancient swamp forests + bulldozing of traditional communities' lands + deprived UK communities bearing the brunt of toxic emissions.
… planned in relatively more deprived areas. In Scotland all proposed biomass power stations …
Fear of traffic risks and ‘stranger danger’ are holding our children captive indoors. For the sake of their health and development, and for the environment they will one day need to protect, we have to find ways of getting them into the wild.
… every day I would. This is a mint day!’ In Scotland, Stirling Council has been inspired …
Venezuela is set to hand over 12% of the nation's territory in the upper reaches of the Amazon rainforest to mining corporations, writes Lucio Marcello, with 150 companies from 35 countries poised to devastate the army-controlled 'special economic zone'. But resistance is growing, and a counter-proposal aims to protect the area's precious biodiversity, indigenous cultures and water resources in a new South Orinoco Mega Reserve.
… the Rivers and Lochs Institute in Inverness, Scotland. He has been campaigning on …
The tree-clad hills of Spain's Sierra de Huelva retain their beauty, wildlife and traditions, writes Jan Nimmo, who has speant a decade exploring the area on horseback. Just one thing is missing: the throngs of people that once inhabited and managed the land.
… Here there is no right of access as in Scotland but there are various classes of path …