Tag Archives: Scots Pine

Woodland restructuring – creating natural woodlands at Beinn Eighe NNR

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

As the wildlife at Beinn Eighe NNR busily prepares for winter, it’s a busy time too for our team, as work continues on improving and expanding the native woodlands at the reserve. Over the years we have undertaken a number … Continue reading →

Posted in National Nature Reserves | Tagged , , , ,

Species of the month – mycorrhizal fungi – a 400 million year partnership

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

When early plants started to colonise the land, 410 to 440 million years ago, they had a problem. While the nutrients they needed to grow moved to them in the water, on land they had to move to the nutrients. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fungi | Tagged , , , , ,

Species of the month – Scots pine

Posted on September 29, 2014 by

More than any other tree, the Scots pine gives some of Scotland’s oldest Highland woods their distinctive appearance. The dark green of its canopy and the orange-brown of the trunks are part of that beauty. So, too, is the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Species of the month | Tagged , , , ,