Trees for Life (Scotland) is a registered charity formed in 1981 by Alan Watson Featherstone, as a direct result of the inspiration and example of Richard St. Barbe Baker, the 'Man of the Trees'. Originally formed as part of the Findhorn Foundation they now operate as an independent charity, though their offices are still based within the Findhorn Park, and they continue to maintain strong links with the community.

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  • Trees for Life (Scotland) is a registered charity formed in 1981 by Alan Watson Featherstone, as a direct result of the inspiration and example of Richard St. Barbe Baker, the 'Man of the Trees'. Originally formed as part of the Findhorn Foundation they now operate as an independent charity, though their offices are still based within the Findhorn Park, and they continue to maintain strong links with the community. The main focus of their work is a major project to assist the natural regeneration of the Caledonian Forest, which once covered a large area of the Highlands of Scotland as extensive stands of majestic Scots pine, interspersed with birch, rowan, juniper and aspen trees, and is now reduced to just 1% of its former extent. Their long term goal is to restore the Caledonian Forest to an area of 600 square miles in the north-central Scottish Highlands, and to reintroduce the missing species of wildlife, such as the European beaver, wild boar, Eurasian lynx and Eurasian wolf which formerly lived in the forest. Practical work on the project began in 1989 and since then they have planted over 650,000 native trees and have protected numerous areas with fenced exclosures so that natural regeneration of the trees can take place in the absence of overgrazing by animals such as Red deer. Initial work took place in Glen Cannich, but the majority of their activities to date have been in Glen Affric, where they operate in partnership with both the Forestry Commission and the National Trust for Scotland. In more recent years, work has expanded into other nearby glens, such as Glen Moriston, to the south of Glen Affric, at Achnashellach in the northwest of the 600 square mile target area, and at Corrimony, where they work in partnership with The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). (en)
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  • Trees for Life (en)
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  • Restoring the Caledonian Forest (en)
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  • 1981 (xsd:integer)
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  • The Park, Findhorn Bay, Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom (en)
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  • 14 paid staff (en)
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  • £ 204,548 GBP , 2006/7 annual return. Retrieved 20 March . (en)
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  • Trees for Life (Scotland) is a registered charity formed in 1981 by Alan Watson Featherstone, as a direct result of the inspiration and example of Richard St. Barbe Baker, the 'Man of the Trees'. Originally formed as part of the Findhorn Foundation they now operate as an independent charity, though their offices are still based within the Findhorn Park, and they continue to maintain strong links with the community. (en)
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  • Trees for Life (Scotland) (en)
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