Restoring the Caledonian Forest

Help us restore the Caledonian Forest to one of the UK’s wildest landscapes

Trees for Life is an award-winning charity working to help restore the Caledonian Forest, which formerly covered a large part of the Scottish Highlands. Just 1% of the original forest survives today, as isolated stands of mostly old trees. Since 1989 we’ve been helping to bring this forest back from the brink, both through natural regeneration and by planting trees. Our long term vision is to restore the forest, and all its constituent species, to a 600 square mile area west of Inverness, including our 10,000 acre Dundreggan Estate.

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OakLeaf and Acorn Pair

This is just one of the beautiful gifts in their range and makes an ideal gift for a loved one on Valentines Day, or any other special occasion. The clips act as a daily reminder of the lasting gift of a dedicated tree. When you purchase this Treeclip for £25, two trees will be propagated in our tree nursery to grow together in the Caledonian Forest in the Scottish Highlands – truly romantic!

Latest News



  • Update on the wild boar at Dundreggan, January 2010 Latest news on the boar that we've released into an enclosure in the ancient birchwood at Dundreggan. See also Wild boar at Dundreggan! 

  • Dates for our 2010 programme of Conservation Work Weeks are now online – book a place on one of them here.

  • See some of the results of our practical work, with ‘before and after’ photos from different sites.

  • Trees for Life Calendar and Engagement Diary for 2010 still available. Don’t have a calendar for the year yet? Order one of ours, with beautiful photography, here.

Trees for Life is an award winning conservation charity working to restore the Caledonian Forest
and all its species to a large contiguous area in the Highlands of Scotland.

Trees for Life is a registered charity Scottish charity No. SCO21303, and a company limited by guarantee No. 143304 with its registered offices at Forres, Scotland.
VAT reg. No. 605079649
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