With its colourful machair, sandy beaches and blanket bog, rugged slopes and golden eagles overhead, the rolling landscape of North Harris is as wild and diverse as it is windswept. The work is being carried out by the North Harris Trust (Urras Ceann a Tuath na Hearadh) across the sprawling 65,000 acres estate that has it’s held in community ownership since 2003. According to NHT Ranger Fañch Bihan-Gallic, the hope is to return parts of the North Harris landscape to how it once was. Because they come from birch, rowan, aspen and willows that have clung on for generations, it’s hoped they will have developed particular traits that help them cope in the harsh North Harris climate. READ MORE: Scotland’s 10 best nature reservesMaggie Morrison, IDT Senior Development Officer, says the wood is important on many levels – from heritage to health and supporting biodiversity.

Source: The Herald June 25, 2023 14:20 UTC