Trees for Life

Trees for Life joins the UN's Decade on Biodiversity

Trees for Life is an award-winning charity working to help restore the native Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland. We have been involved in practical work since 1989, focussing on measures to assist the natural regeneration of the forest, and planting trees where there are no trees remaining In 2011 will plant our one millionth tree. We work in partnership with major landowners such as Forestry Commission Scotland & the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), and on our own 4,000 hectare Dundreggan Estate, to achieve the return of the Caledonian Forest to a significant area in the Highlands. We have been carrying out extensive surveys for biodiversity at Dundreggan and other sites, which has resulted in the discovery of species previously unrecorded in Scotland and others that had been thought to have become extinct in the UK. We also advocate the return of Scotland’s missing mammals, including large predators, as we recognise that all species are necessary for the health of the forest ecosystem.