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Volunteers collect over 11m rare seeds for nature restoration work in Scotland
The project launched in 2023 with an initial target of collecting one million seeds. A 100 dedicated volunteers have collected the rare and precious seeds by hand from remote locations – enabling an estimated 7.8 million trees to be grown for woodland restoration projects in Scotland.
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More than 10 million trees planted across the Northern Forest
More than 10 million trees have now been established across the North of England as part of the Northern Forest scheme, which launched in 2018.
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Five reasons to celebrate World Rainforest Day
World Rainforest Day is celebrated on 22 June and with good reason. Here are five ways rainforests help us.
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Survey reveals most Scots unaware Scotland has rainforest
Research indicates most people living in Scotland’s west coast rainforest zone have no idea the threatened habitat is right on their doorstep. But when they find out, the majority are enthusiastic about protecting and expanding it.
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Million pound grant to 'roll out rainforest' around Scottish mountain
Woodland Trust Scotland is to receive £1m+ through the Forestry Grant Scheme to expand rare Scottish rainforest around the slopes of a Highland mountain.
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Peatland struggles to recover six years on from devastating wildfires
A new survey on a fire-ravaged site has shed light on the struggle for natural environments to recover from catastrophic events.
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Loch Arkaig osprey chicks bound for Spain as Dad’s catch plummets
Two young ospreys from a nest in Lochaber have been taken into a translocation programme after their father’s plummeting fish catch began to raise concern.
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Have your say on tree protection in Northern Ireland
The Woodland Trust has invited the Northern Irish public to participate in a consultation on a Tree Protection Bill.
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Vandalism at Young People’s Forest will not derail nature project, says Woodland Trust
Structures damaged by recent vandalism at the Young People's Forest at Mead will cost thousands of pounds to repair.
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The death of the Major Oak
Ed Pyne, senior conservation adviser at the Woodland Trust, responds to the news that the Major Oak has died.