Location

Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southwest region of Scotland.  The project is located in the Galloway and Dumfries Biosphere, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Designated Dark Sky Area of Britain.

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Design

A rapid-growing, commercial Climate forest with broadleaf edges: Sitka spruce, Norway spruce, noble fir, Scots pine, alder, rowan, downy birch and oak.  A commercial project designed for continuous cover.

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The dominant native forest in Scotland, before deforestation, was Caledonian Forest.  This native forest was characterised by dominance of Scots pine and with a variety of mixed broadleaves.  That said, vast areas of it would have been almost entirely coniferous.  Various native species that had evolved in that environment are rare today: Red squirrels, Pine martens, Capercaillies, Scottish wildcats, osprey and more.

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Returning coniferous forest to Scotland offers significant benefits to rare native species.  In fact, many selectively reside in these areas, even if they are bein managed commercially for continuous cover.

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Conservation Features

The project provides a conservation buffer to Galloway Forest managed by Forest and Land Scotland.  This is one of the largest pine forest areas in the whole of Scotland and home to a diverse array of bird and mammal species.