Fragments of the once vast Caledonian forest are dotted across parts of Argyll, Highlands and Aberdeenshire. It is home to descendants of trees that appeared at the end of the last ice age in ...

Work has begun on a scheme to restore native Caledonian pine forest in Speyside, which will involve planting almost 100,000 trees. The project is focused on the RSPB's Abernethy Forest nature reserve.