SCHOOLCHILDREN and volunteers have have helped launch a campaign calling for the expansion and creation of Scotland’s rainforests.
At the Gleann Shìldeag Estate between Torridon and Lochcarron, the aim is to create brand new areas of rare and threatened rainforest.
Schools involved include Lochcarron Primary, Applecross Primary, Plockton Primary, Shieldaig Primary, Gairloch High, and Plockton High. Almost all the trees being planted will be grown on from seed which has been collected on or immediately around the site, so the saplings are expected to be suited to local conditions.
“Planting trees does not create an instant rainforest, but because we already have the habitat at Ben Shieldaig it means the mosses, ferns, lichens and other species will have a good chance of colonising these new woods. Given time we hope they will become fine new native woods, and ultimately new areas of Scotland’s rainforest. All the while soaking up carbon as part of the fight against
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