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Temperate rainforest
Luscious temperate rainforest once covered vast areas of the British Isles, but now only fragments remain in the west. These areas of rainforest are also known as Atlantic woodland or Celtic…
Devon to benefit from The Wildlife Trusts’ Atlantic rainforest recovery programme
• Devon Wildlife Trust to restore lost habitat with share of £38 million Aviva fund
• New rainforest nature reserve will be created near Totnes
• Devon project is the first in South…
Lost rainforest discovery
No need to head abroad to explore the rainforest.
Lost rainforest discovery
No need to head abroad to explore the rainforest.
Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon spends most of its life at sea, but makes an epic journey back to the river or stream in which it hatched to spawn. Look out for it in freshwater rivers in the north and west…
First locations for The Wildlife Trusts’ Atlantic rainforest recovery programme announced
Isle of Man and North Wales are first to benefit from £38million Aviva fund
The Lost Rainforest
Temperate rainforests are wet, wonderful places full of life. The trees that grow there include sessile oak, birch, rowan, holly, alder, willow, and hazel. They often have open glades, or rivers cutting through rocky gorges. What really makes a temperate rainforest special is the rich tapestry of life that grows on and around the trees. Ferns, mosses, liverworts, and lichens seem to cover every surface, from the ground to boulders, crags, and even the trunks and branches themselves.
Atlantic hazel wood
Ancient places with a magical feel, these are the Celtic rainforests of the rocky western coasts. Only found close to the sea, abundant rainfall and sea mists keep them moist - ideal for the…
Where to see UK rainforest
Coed Crafnant Celtic rainforest walk
A guided walk from Llanbedr to our Celtic rainforest at Coed Crafnant.
Atlantic oak wood
These are the atmospheric oak woods of the Celtic upland fringes, where the mild, moist oceanic climate allows luxurious mats of mosses to carpet the rocky ground and creep up gnarled trunks,…