An insect survey at the Trust's Loch Arkaig Pine Forest has recorded two species of fungus gnat previously unseen in Britain. Fungus gnats are a large group of tiny flies whose larvae feed on mushrooms and fungi. Boletina gusakovae is more usually found in Finland and Russia, and Mycetophila idonea in...
George Anderson, our Scotland PR and Communications Officer, reporting from this exciting project: Red Squirrels are back at Ledmore and Migdale after an absence of between 15 and 20 years. Ledmore and Migdale is our most northerly site. It is a stunning mix of pine and oak...
One of the osprey chicks at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest has been named in honour of Trust volunteer Liz Bracken, who monitors the nest by telescope from across the loch. Liz's commentary on what the birds get up to when out of view of the camera...
Woodland Trust has brokered an alliance between some of Scotland's largest nature conservation organisations in a bid to save the country’s dwindling rainforests. [caption id="attachment_10956" align="alignnone" width="300"] Birchwoods at Ben Shieldaig. Pic by Phil Formby[/caption] Members of the Atlantic Woodland Alliance gathered at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh...
Delegates from across the crofting counties gathered in Boat of Garten for a two-day conference – celebrating rising interest in trees on crofts, and launching a best practice handbook to ensure continuing success in the sector. The event celebrated nearly thirty years of croft woodlands since...
We are breathing a sigh of relief after the first egg was laid at our Loch Arkaig Osprey Nest Camera, supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery. Louis and Aila have led us a merry dance since their return on April 4. We were really worried they...
The Woodland Trust has bought spectacular Ben Shieldaig in the North-west of Scotland after a public appeal raised the purchase price of £1.6M in a little over two months. Fundraising continues with a target to raise a further £3.4M for management costs. People seem to...
The Trust has taken over care of a prominent Oban Wood, completing a suite of Scottish Rainforest sites stretching from Argyll to Skye. Dunollie Wood is an 80 acre ancient woodland occupying two small hills on the northern edge of Oban. The wood is visible from...
[caption id="attachment_8628" align="alignnone" width="300"] "Oi! Those are my tatties!"[/caption] Trail camera images have shown an innovative approach to deer management is working well at Loch Arkaig. We have built a fence to protect part of the pine wood. We would very much like deer to be able...
An osprey fledged from a nest on Loch Arkaig has been electrocuted to death on a power line in Spain. The sad news filtered through from Spanish birdwatchers on social media last week. Pic by Lewis Pate. JH3 when he was ringed in 2017. The bird was...