Tag Archives: Assynt

Coigach and Assynt’s secret hazel woodlands

Posted on November 17, 2020 by NatureScot

We sometimes think of Assynt, in the north west of Scotland, as a spectacular but stark place of rock, heath and bog. But here and there are plenty of trees – marvellous woodlands, those on better soils often dominated by … Continue reading →

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Deer Management on the Assynt peninsula

Posted on June 28, 2016 by NatureScot

Nationally and internationally important woodlands on northwest Sutherland’s Assynt peninsula are being seriously damaged by high numbers of grazing red deer. Over several years now our attempts to get the key landowners to agree a plan to manage the deer … Continue reading →

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