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‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds
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‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds

The Guardian · Jun 29, 2026, 12:21 PM

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Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native trees. A small band of volunteers has helped to grow nearly 8m native trees in Scotland, crucial to efforts to restore lost parts of the Atlantic rainforest, after collecting 11m seeds by hand.About 100 volunteers, including retired teachers and doctors, office workers and young families, have spent tens of thousands of hours venturing into often remote woods in the western Highlands and islands to search out seed-bearing trees. Continue reading...

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