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Welcome to the Rainforest Recovery Blog!
We are proud to introduce the Rainforest Recovery blog, your behind-the-scenes pass to an ambitious project funded by the Species Survival Fund (SSF). Over the coming months, we will be sharing the stories of restoring, protecting and reimagining these forgotten temperate rainforests. We hope to inspire you to join us in creating a landscape that is bigger, better connected, and more resilient for nature and people alike
Wistman’s Wood 2.0
On the 26th of March, a team of volunteers from Woodland Trust and Moor Trees arrived at Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor for a vital rainforest restoration day. Together, we planted 450 oak and rowan saplings, grown from locally collected seeds, and installed protective guards around naturally regenerating trees.
Sky Seeding: 75,000 Native Tree Seeds Sown by Drone
At the Woodland Trust, we are taking a bold step towards restoring the UK’s forgotten temperate rainforests with an innovative drone-seeding trial in the South West of England. In one of the largest trials of its kind, we have used native tree seeds and high-tech drones to sow 75,000 seeds across the rolling hills of Bodmin, Cornwall.
Epiphytes Explained: The role of Lichens and Mosses in our Temperate Rainforests
Temperate rainforests are among the most ecologically diverse ecosystems in the world. Although 90% of the UK’s temperate rainforests have been lost, these rainforests remain a stronghold for a remarkable diversity of lichens and mosses. In this blog, we will explore the essential roles these species play in maintaining the health and balance of temperate rainforests.
Restoring British Salmon Forests - A Lesson from Canada and Yarner Woods
It has been fascinating to stumble into the world of rainforest restoration in the UK, at what feels like a very pivotal time for cultural identity; as the lichen and fern-clad, rain-sodden woodlands of coastal UK are increasingly being reimagined as Atlantic Temperate Rainforests. Having moved over from Vancouver Island, Canada, I’ll admit that the last thing I expected to encounter in the UK was rainforest. Rather, I had pictured wind-battered coastal cliffs, rolling meadows with the occasional craggy old oak, and Heathcliffe emerging from the mist of a heather-clad moorland.