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Otter
An elusive carnivore well-suited to land and water. With sweet-smelling spraint and a playful nature, otters are making a comeback. Find out what they eat, where they live and how to spot them.
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Blog
12 rare wild flowers in the UK's woods
Woodlands are home to some of the UK's rarest wild flowers. From parasitic plants to alluring orchids, discover 12 rare woodland flowers and what makes them so uncommon.
Charlotte Varela • 13 May 2025
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Blog
9 rare and beautiful wild UK orchids
Orchids are some of the most beautiful and unique wild plants you'll see in the UK. They are rare but well worth finding if you are up for the challenge.
Laura Cottam • 29 May 2019
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Donate to the most urgent and important appeal we have ever launched and help us take the fight for nature and climate to a new level.
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Blog
What do buzzards eat? And more buzzard facts
Did you know the UK’s buzzard population had quadrupled since the 1970s? These majestic birds of prey are thriving, but what do they eat?
James Martin • 21 Jun 2019
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Trees woods and wildlife
Deadwood
Dead and decaying wood is one of any woodland's most important microhabitats. Learn more about why we need more of it, as well as the rare and endangered beetles, colourful fungi and other threatened wildlife that relies on it.
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Journal
Wood Wise – ancient woodland restoration
The summer 2015 issue of Wood Wise looks at the range of projects striving to bring light and life back to damaged native woods through careful restoration.
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Press centre
Inspiring ‘cultural trees’ shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025
From a cedar that The Beatles climbed to an oak from a Virginia Woolf poem, discover the cultural trees shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025.
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About us
Scotland
Scotland's woodland heritage is vast and varied, from the rugged Caledonian pinewoods to the rare and fragile temperate rainforests. We work to protect, restore, and create woods for wildlife and people.
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Protecting trees and woods
Don’t let new planning laws cost the earth
Government plans could leave woods, trees and other important habitats vulnerable to destruction for development if we don’t speak up. Tell your MP that nature should be protected and restored.