Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest

Did you know..? 1. Scotland has rainforest 2. It's rare (on a global scale) 3. It's under threat 4. It needs protection (for our climate, our biodiversity and our people.) Please watch this trailer. Click👇to view our fab new full length film. Share. youtu.be/NzoAxoG3AZg

Join Nevis Landscape Partnership and the John Muir Trust for a guided tour of Scotland’s rainforest, part of the Fort William Mountain Festival. February 14, 10am-12pm, Glen Nevis. buff.ly/XhuILzX

More than 30 people gathered at ACT’s Kilmory Hub this December for 'Rhododendron and the Rainforest', an informative open day focused on supporting the recovery of Scotland’s rainforest. Find out more buff.ly/xMCcHGl

Did you see the BBC Countryfile team visit the stunning woodlands around the Sound of Mull last year? If you missed out, or you'd just like to see it again, you've got one month left to watch buff.ly/ebvqVUg #ScotlandsRainforest

Want to learn more about lichens in 2026 (and why wouldn't you??) Scottish Lichens are running a series of distance learning courses. The first is lichens on trees buff.ly/vQ8t2RN 📷 Gus Routledge

Happy New Year! Here's to another year of celebrating, protecting and restoring #ScotlandsRainforest.

Dr Oliver Moore is bonkers for bryophytes (well we could have told you that...) But he's also a National Park Nature Hero, sharing his knowledge and passion about the wildlife found in #ScotlandsRainforest to hundreds of people. Find out more: buff.ly/1McwPd7 @Love_plants

The Woodland Trust is looking for a Site Manager. This is a key role in the Scotland team, managing a diverse portfolio of sites across the Highlands centred around Glenurquhart and Southeast Sutherland (including #ScotlandsRainforest). For more info: buff.ly/yYJ50ph

Join Argyll Countryside Trust (ACT) and partners for an informative and engaging session exploring the challenges and opportunities of tackling Rhododendron ponticum within Scotland’s rainforest. Kilmory Woodland, 11 Dec from 10am. Find out more: buff.ly/LUu8v8z

Want to create a new woodland? Join the Integrating Trees Network for a free online event: "Woodland creation & management to maximise biodiversity: What needs to be considered?" 2 December 7pm. Find out more: buff.ly/ntwr9hB

Tune in to @BBC Landward this week to watch our Wildlife Comeback Lead, Kirsten Brewster, discussing all things aspen with @DougieVipond: 📺 Thursday 20 Nov at 8.30pm (@BBCScotland channel) 📺 Friday 21 Nov at 7.30pm (@BBCOne Scotland) 📺 Sunday 22 Nov at 9.30am (@BBCTwo across UK) #BBCLandward #PaintingScotlandYellow #Aspen

📣 Call for Applications: 2026 Naresh Magan Lecture Award. Supports an early-career researcher to present a lecture at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2026, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. ➡️ More details & how to apply: britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html @ISM_Society

You'll normally see prickly featherwort in #ScotlandsRainforest growing mixed up with other liverworts, filmy ferns and lichens, often on rocks or at the base of trees. It's pretty rare elsewhere, making our populations important. 📷 Stan Phillips

Have you ever visited Dunollie Wood in Oban? It might be at the heart of Scotland's busiest port town, but somehow it's managed to cling onto some very special wildlife #ScotlandsRainforest buff.ly/4Ebbjqv

Join the Integrating Trees Network for an online event: "Your farm's future: Trees an option and opportunity? Why and how they can benefit your business". This free event runs on 26 November at 7pm. Find out more buff.ly/yZZxloD

Is Ariundle Scotland's most magical woodland? The National thinks it is! I mean, it's got to be up there... buff.ly/KuiORHg 📷 Ben Andrew

If you missed the rainforest garden at Chelsea Flower Show this year, you can still see it at Bristol Zoo! buff.ly/LEnEup6

JOB OPPORTUNITY: CALEDONIAN PINEWOODS PARTNERSHIP PROJECT MANAGER 🌲 Lead a partnership to restore Scotland’s iconic Caledonian pinewoods Salary: Starting from £37,362 Hours: 35 hrs/pw, permanent Deadline: 16 November Apply now 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/work-… 📷Gus Routledge

If you’re a Masters student currently working towards an MSc or an MRes, then you can be a part of important, and potentially ground-breaking, research to help #ScotlandsRainforest! Find out more savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/blog/new-oppor…

Join the Integrating Trees Network for an online Tea and Trees with Crofters event, 11 Nov, 6–7 pm. During the session, you can share your knowledge and experience, and chat with other crofters, Scottish Forestry & Woodland Trust staff. buff.ly/ehaa7QK 📷 Richard Faulks

It seems to be a fantastic year for acorns in #ScotlandsRainforest! Are these the oaks of the future?