Volunteers collect 11 million seeds to help restore Scotland's Atlantic rainforest
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Volunteers collect 11 million seeds to help restore Scotland's Atlantic rainforest

29 Jun 2026 · Originally published 29 Jun 2026 10/10 Original headline: ‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds
A group of 100 volunteers has spent years hand-collecting 11 million seeds from native trees across the western Highlands and islands. These seeds are now being used to grow 8 million trees, helping to restore rare Atlantic rainforest habitats that have been reduced to just 30,000 hectares.
Source: The Guardian UK Scotland
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