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May 2024 Newsletter

January 27, 2026

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Jon Mercer and Nick Baker standing by ants' nest

Wild News from the forest

May 29, 2025

Adventures with Ants Wood ants are an impressive and ecologically important feature of native Scottish Woodlands. In the Arkaig Pinewoods we have two species of wood ant, the Scottish Wood Ant Formica aquilonia and the Northern Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris. Both can be found living more-or- less side by side in the Gusach, on […]

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Scots Pine in ACF Nursery

Update on Scots Pine become Scotland’s National tree

January 19, 2024

The content from this feature originally appeared in https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S6M-11728 – Submitted by Ariane Burgess – Scottish Green Party That the Parliament notes the 10th anniversary, on 29 January 2024, of Scots pine becoming Scotland’s national tree; understands that Caledonian pinewoods are unique to Scotland, and are the natural home of Scots pine; considers that Scotland […]

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January 18, 2024

Gusach Landing.

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