Hundreds of acres of rare temperate rainforest to be restored on Isle of Man

Hundreds of acres of rare temperate rainforest to be restored on Isle of Man

New project is the largest so far in a £38 million programme by the Wildlife Trusts and Aviva to revive the vanishing habitat.Hundreds of acres of rainfores ...

Inside the Isle of Man’s 750 acre rainforest restoration project

A new project will help vital woodlands recover and create the biggest nature reserve on the island. The huge area covers 1,124acres, with 750acres classified as temperate rainforest, which have largely disappeared from the British Isles over recent centuries, covering less than 1% of the region’s total landmass. Led by Manx Wildlife Trust in partnership with Aviva, local communities in Ramsey – at the north of the Isle of Man – will also be clo…

Rainforest restoration on Isle of Man gets underway

A project to restore a rainforest at Glen Auldyn on the Isle of Man will create the biggest nature reserve in the Island.Glen Auldyn on the Isle of Man, where temperate rainforest will be restored (c) Graham MakepeaceManx Wildlife Trust on the Isle of Man is to restore the island’s temperate rainforest at Glen Auldyn in the largest project of its kind to date.Temperate rainforests were once common in the damper, western climates of Britain and I…

Manx Wildlife Trust to restore largest area of rainforest to date on Isle of Man - Water Magazine

Glen Auldyn (c) Graham Makepeace-Warne Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) has announced a new project to restore a rainforest at Glen Auldyn on the Isle of Man, thanks to The Wildlife Trusts’ long-term partnership with Aviva. At 1,124 acres – with 750 acres suitable for rainforest habitat – it is the largest plantable area to enter The Wildlife Trusts’ rainforest recovery programme so far and will be the biggest nature reserve in the Island. Rainforests …