4. Ben Shieldaig – a mountain of rare and important rainforest
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast
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Take a tour of spectacular Ben Shieldaig in Scotland’s West Highlands, the Trust’s first mountain! Made up of ancient birchwood and Caledonian pinewood, it’s a wonderful example of Scotland’s rainforest, brimming with some of the world’s rarest lichens, bryophytes, liverworts and fungi. Explore some of the site’s geology and history, and learn what the Trust has planned for its future.
Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk