Scottish Highlands Caledonian Forest
scottish highlands caledonian forestCaledonia the roman name for scotland means wooded heights. The great caledonian forest once covered much of scotland below the high tops.
Caledonian Forest Wikipedia
The reforesting scotland project aims to restore and diversify the native pinewood habitat.
Scottish highlands caledonian forest. This is the caledonian forest that trees for life envisions for scotland. Since 2009 they have been back happily chomping their way through the trees of the knapdale forest in argyll. Trees for life is the only organisation specifically dedicated to restoring the caledonian forest in the scottish highlands.
Our mission is to rewild the scottish highlands by enabling the restoration of the globally unique caledonian forest which once covered much of scotland. Formed at the end of the last ice age its remains can be seen in the ancient pinewood of glen falloch and tyndrum in the loch lomond the trossachs national park. The caledonian forest is the name given to the former ancient old growth temperate rainforest of scotland.
The caledonian forest is a poetic name from a latin word meaning wooded heights. Integral to our success is the involvement of people. Caledonian forest the scots pine is the backbone of the forest community home to its most iconic animals.
Come beaver spotting in knapdale beavers lived wild in scotland until the 16th century when they were hunted to extinction. Volunteering offers a rewarding and hugely enjoyable opportunity to restore native forests and wildlife habitats. Supporting an abundance of wildlife some found nowhere else in britain.
A unique ecoystem these woods are home to a variety of rare flora and fauna. The caledonian forest was once a vast woodland that colonised most of scotland. Over 46 000 visitors enjoyed scotland s premier sound and light experience in 2014.
In october 2019 we launched our reforesting scotland project to restore the caledonian forest in the scottish highlands. Dominated by scots pines and a beautiful selection of other trees and woodland plants stretching from the atlantic fringe of the west coast to the great glen and beyond. Reforesting scotland is a networking organisation for anyone active in the ecological and social regeneration of scotland.
Scotland s ancient forest the peak for scotland s woodlands was about 5 000 years ago when tree cover and diversity was at its greatest extent. The forest declined over thousands of years due to both a slow change to a wetter windier climate and to being felled by man and overgrazed by sheep and most especially deer. So far we ve planted 6 000 native trees at alladale wilderness reserve.
The scots pines of the caledonian forest are directly descended from the first pines to arrive in scotland following the late glacial.