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Approximately 4,700 km 2 of Scotland's forests and woodlands are publicly owned by the Scottish Government via Forestry and Land Scotland, and these are termed the National Forest Estate. [5] As of 2015, forestry contributed almost £1 billion to the Scottish economy, and the industry employed over 25,000 people. [6]
The Caledonian Forest is the ancient temperate forest of Scotland. The forest today is a reduced-extent version of the pre-human-settlement forest, existing in several dozen remnant areas . The Scots pines of the Caledonian Forest are directly descended from the first pines to arrive in Scotland following the Late Glacial ; arriving about 7000 BC .
The Forestry Commission planted Newborough Forest in 1947 as part of its post-war afforestation efforts. It was primarily to stabilise the sand dunes near Newborough. [123] [124] Radnor Forest: Powys: 1500 Radnor Forest is mostly a commercial coniferous forest managed by the Forestry Commission. It has some waymarked footpaths and access for ...
Dalbeattie Forest has primarily been a commercial forest, though the Forestry Commission has worked with local organisations to expand recreational facilities. The forest now hosts one of the 7stanes biking trails. [37] [38] Forest of Ae: Dumfries and Galloway: 9100 Ae was created by the Forestry Commission soon after it was established.
Nestled in Olympic National Park in western Washington state, Hoh Rain Forest is like stepping into a green fantasy world with its moss-covered maples, vibrant ferns, and coniferous trees such as ...
This is a list of some of the forests in the United Kingdom. ... Rothiemurchus Forest; Fife. Tentsmuir Forest; Scottish Borders. Craik Forest; Ettrick Forest;
Forestry is a devolved matter in the UK, administered by separate agencies in each nation. They are: in England, the Forestry Commission; in Scotland, Scottish Forestry; in Wales, Natural Resources Wales; and in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). [36]
A conifer forest will return to Mount St. Helens in its own time. On a debris-avalanche deposit totally devoid of life after May 18, 1980, plants are slowly taking hold of the landscape. The study ...