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Isla, I'll sign up if you guys can teach him to treat the local language & culture with respect & get him to say 'loch' properly from now on. Disrespect costs.
Have you ever been to the pacific north west? Specifically here in Humboldt county California or Washington state? It’s truly one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been and I’ve visited the jungles and Mayan ruins in the Yucatán as well as Grand Canyon
@@MossyEarth In Australia we are blessed to still have temperate rainforest in pockets along the southeast mainland coast, and large sections in western Tasmania. It's a magical environment and must be protected.
This video wells up my eyes. After finishing my Ecology degree in the Edinburgh University, my friends and I had a short trip in the Highlands. During a Loch Ness tour, we kayaked and dropped by the eastern bank, then ventured along a creek. And there it was - a patch of temperate rainforest so lush, so exuberant in all shades of green. Peat-tainted water racing through the meandering stream. Lichens carpeted the boulders, mosses cushioned the floor. Branches and epiphytes dripping crystalline droplets that were collected from the waterfall’s mist. Every breath drawn in was moist but crisp. Never have my gaze fallen upon something so ecologically ethereal. What a fairyland. It stole my heart. Apologies for my monologue 🥺 I’m just so grateful that Mossy Earth and many good folks are restoring this important Scottish heritage. Keep up with your good work! Love from Hong Kong xx
This is such a beautiful story, Sandra. And the atmosphere is real, considering, Welsh rainforests inspired the first fairy tales! Temperate rainforests are just magic❤
Here in Brazil we have a similar problem, people deforest natural forests and plant eucalyptus, a plant that requires a lot of water, killing everything around it and growing very quickly, and can even destroy natural springs. I get sad walking through my state Minas Gerais, which was supposed to be divided by two ecosystems, the Cerrado (A Tropical Savanna) and the Mata Atlantica (A Tropical Forest). But everything is open to pasture or covered in eucalyptus trees. Regions with immense biodiversity reduced to almost nothing.
Considering those ranchers are the same people who burn down the rainforest, and sometimes go so far as to murder tribal natives, reducing the biodiversity to almost nothing might've been intentional.
I live in the midwestern United States in an area that was once oak savanah and is now endless miles of corn and bean fields. There are still some scattered oaks in windbreaks or fencelines but 99% of this habitat has been destroyed 😢
Ireland has a similar issue with Sikta spruce plantations. Luckily, Hometree ie in Ireland are working on a similar project. I hope more of these spring up throughout both countries.
Ireland also has a problem, just like in England, environmental hypocrisy really screams to me when I see such comments when people fight with non-native plant species, when around the northern deserts created by man due to excessive grazing of livestock. It is not customary to raise the topic of the private sector of farms growing lawn grass or the use of chemicals, because this is a matter of personal money. Even in this project, look at the tops of the mountains, they are all without forest, but for the authors of the project it is better to destroy the forest of non-native species than to plant empty areas with native species and use non-native species as pioneer plants, progressively freeing up space for native species and increasing the amount of organic matter in the soil. I think this is a story from American films and destroy aliens and give each other medals. And by the way, I really love oaks, but they grow very slowly, and precisely in order to speed up the growth of oaks, I would plant oaks with Honey locust (thornless form), which is a non-local tree species :)
@@andrewk2338the authors, as you call them, already implement a project to plant native trees on those man-made deserts. They even mentioned that video in this one too. If you bothered to research before coming to conclusions, you would have known. Also, how is it hypoctisy? Do you think its better to implement this project when the invasives have spread even more? Implementing both projects (planting native trees in deserted erias, and replacing non natives with natives in existing forests) is the best thing to do, and they are doing exactly that
@@andrewk2338 If it is carbon capture you are after, you should not care about trees, but wetlands. Wetlands like marsh capture seven times as much carbon as forests and they are even more endangered than forests because of humans drying them out for farmland, housing and forests.
@@andrewk2338 I'm not sure that your assessment is fair. Mossy Earth spends plenty of time and money planting native trees in deforested areas. As for using the PNW conifers as pioneer species to increase soil organic matter, this simply wouldn't work as a precursor to Caledonian forest. PNW conifers add very little organic matter to the soil compared with deciduous trees, grasses, and herbaceous plants, and they are too tall and shade tolerant to be naturally overtopped by Scottish flora, so the process seen in this video would still be necessary at some point. Simply fencing in an area and planting alder and poplar would be more effective. While I disagree with all out aggression towards all nonnative plant species, mass plantations of conifers should be removed in almost all cases. If these conifers were simply naturalized and occurred at a modest density within the environment, such as Norway Spruce does in the Eastern United States, then I would agree with your perspective.
Just imagine the tourist potential if vast areas of biodiversity are created together with a good road system. The road system, through these mixed woodland areas could have large parking places to cater for campervans and also provide nodes whereby selectively felled ancient timber like scots pine, oak, beech and ash trees could be dragged to in order that they could be removed, as part of an ongoing natural sustainable resource, getting the greatest value for the timber, whilst preserving nature.
This makes me so happy as a Scot! Been so sad not seeing more National efforts to rewild and rebuild these habitats, but so good to see you lovely folks getting after it! Woohoo!
@@joannecarroll5504 of course! I love the work by Trees for life especially, but I would love some greater funding and National integration of things (like rewilding and protection of river ecosystems to help support smaller and sustainable fishing communities. Love these projects, but they can’t do the next steps to bridge how these positive changes can contribute to communities effectively and with more community involvement.
@@joannecarroll5504 But National coordination and cooperation could improve the situation faster. Especially with the biodiversity loss we are facing.
We have the same issue in norway. Sitka spruce was planted on Frøya, and after a decade, it has spread all over the island killing native plant life. A few years back, the local goverment cut down almost every Sitka tree and planted pine, aspen, birch and more.
@@Tony.795 i´m no expert, but I was told that our forests lives in 4 different stages: 1. Barren or grassy fields. 2. Plant life with leaves starts to grow. Like Birch and aspen, but also bushes 3. When the birch treees have grown large, giving some shadows, but still lets light through for saplings of spruce and pine to grow and not get «sunburned» in mid summer. 4. Needle trees take over. Towering above birch and aspen, but the undergrowth is also dense with moss, bugs and mushrooms. This is process that takes about 100 years. By planting aspen and birch you skip stage 1, save some 5-10 years of natural takeover, but is still using native speecies that would grow there anyway. Also our «forests» are mostly planted norwegian spruce for the wood industry, with little to no undergrowth. Sitka spruce is almost unusable for the wood industry, and was planted in the early nineties because «trees must be good», giving no though that it is an invasive speecies.
Vancouver, Canada here and I work on restoring a tiny area with our long-lost Sitka spruce that couldn’t regenerate after the area was logged off 150 years ago. The irony and connection to your story is that I have two major competitors to overcome on the path to success: English ivy and holly. The ivy suffocates the forest floor and the trees themselves, while the holly does to the Sitka spruce here what the Sitka does to your Scot’s pine. The sad saga of invasive species the world over!
@@Rnankn cleared for farming, building, burning DOH. youd think the rest of the world now doing the same would have learned a better way to manage so we can do all in harmony (just not the burning).
The reason why i moved to Bergen, Norway. Is to live in this climate 🤗 its so special and I really hope that more people will hear and fall in love with this habitat
I remember walking through ones of these temperate rainforest in the west of Scotland and being in awe at the magic and splendour of it all. Keep up the great work!! I hope more mystical habitats get restored.
That oak looks like it belongs in a fairytale. Now it stands alone between the non-natives it looks like an Ent guarding the forest. I really hope this project will bring back more native life. Keep up the good work!
I majored in Sylviculture and I've been to Scotland 3 times, my mother in law was from Carradale, I was dumbfounded by the lack of native forests there... Best wishes from Montreal!
You will hopefully have a lot of happiness from dormant seeds coming to life in the fresh air. I've walked in the forestry blocks along the north coast. Crazy.
I got to visit a temperate rain forest in Norway during my ecology studies. I even got to see the yellow speckled-belly lichen. All of the forests were planted spruce (spruce is native to Norway), and unfortunately there was only one small part of it that was protected. It was really sad to see how fast we were able to walk through the protected part, but in just that tiny area we saw so many species of moss, lichen and animals
I live in the temperate rainforests of Oregon, USA. We have the same issue with Douglas Fir. We have removed many of the fir on our property. It looked terrible, but after 2 years the transformation was remarkable. Your project is amazing, keep up the good work!
@@Tony.795They are native, but maybe on their property it was a monoculture of douglas fir? That is common, and would still not support biodiversity. Cutting some down would leave space for more species to move in, with different layers of canopy.
That skipinnish oak is probably one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Thank you for trying to preserve this beautiful corner of our home planet.
Thank you so much Mossy Earth. Such a wonderful group of people who actually care. May 2024 be your best year yet, as i am sure Mossy Earth will go from strength to strength.
That tree was just impressive! It's easy to understand how you live in a temperate rainforest supporting climate when there is that many epiphytes growing on a single tree! Here in Finland I've seen some epiphytic growth on trees in the Outer Archipelago and I'm always geeked out, but it's clear that this is a completely different climate & vegetation zone. I'm so happy and rooting for your work, let's hope that our children will be able to see the fruits of your labour!
So good to watch this video and the work being done to restore native forests in the UK. The work of Mossy earth, Alan Watson Featherstone, Guy Shrubsole and others has struck a chord with the UK public. Together this awareness and work should lead to real results.
I love that you do these reforestation in europe! Thats been a wish of mine since childhood! And thats also the reason why i became a mossy Earth member some months ago. Please continue with the education and work in the european ecosystems! Thats what makes you special to me!
Thank you for Mossy Earth for educating me about temperate rainforests. I find it interesting how different they look from tropical ones. It looks rich in plant life, but I would be interested in seeing what animal species live there, even if we just see b shots. I would also be super interested in the plan for this project in the future, other than removing non natives. Are you guys planning on planting, or just purely letting the areas recover on its own? Thank you guys for all the hard work you do. It restores my faith in humanity seeing your videos in my subscription feed.
Hello! Thank you for the support, they are wonderful places. The main technique used to restore these habitats will be assisted natural regeneration, though our partners at Arkaig Community Forest might also undertake some enrichment planting of species that aren't well represented on site (and don't have as good a seed source) such as juniper. Cheers! :) Isla.
I’m an Ecosystem Restoration major in the US and I’d love to help do forest restoration work in Scotland. My dad is from northern England so I have dual citizenship that would make it easier for me to move to the UK.
My son & I visited Scotland in 2011. I couldn't get over how beautiful and rural Scotland was. Great to see your organization getting involved to persevere and take care of your beautiful country.
It really is inspiring watching this channel help bring back natural environments, I just wish that the government helped contributed to projects and helped out on them, allowing for more projects and faster results. Definitely grateful for what this channel does, only membership I've got via UA-cam due to its importance I find in their work. I recommend everyone to become a member, £5 a month is nothing to most people but collectively can make a difference.
that oak is straight from fairytales :O how majestic it looks? covered in almost every living plant thing in that forest, i just cant imagine how epic it would look under moonlight at night
The native forest looks so magical, as well as the old oak tree. Stunningly beautiful! I can totally see why some trees were considered sacred by the druids.
Same situation here in the south of France Aquitaine (Gironde/ Landes region) but the pine wood forest industry is big business. The 2022 forest fire was the biggest in France for over I believe 35 years. There are plans to replant some of the decimated forests as mixed woodland forests. Not sure if it is going to happen. Pines were also originally planted to dry the marshes lands.
Fingers crossed things move towards restoration! Increasingly there are more and more projects popping up in Scotland and lets hope its the same in France. Cheers, Isla.
Scotland really needs much more of this natural tree species to be planted, much of the land is desolate of tree cover, great and valuable work you do here...
Can,t imagine a better way to start 2024..than see your incredible work in Scotland ,, these terrible forestry plantations have been a curse on the habitat since there beginning ..most rural people could see they were inappropriate .and support almost zero wildlife..i totally applaud getting rid of them and replanting natives EveryWhere ,, in all the british isles ..🌳🌿🍀🍁🍂🍃🌱..i live in15 hec finca only half is olives ..the rest is forest ..but not native ..although some oaks and ash are still here ..its a dry finca ..and is greatly impacted by the 2year drought.. The Armarda stripped the whole of Spain of its forests and now only islands remain ..just like scotland ..replanting is the future ..you guys are the brilliant new world ...im so greatful for your work ..and energised to keep going with my project here in spain..❤ 🌄🐎🦅🍂🌿🦋🎶🐈⬛🐐🐗🪶🌾🌿🍁🐕 ❤❤❤❤thankyou❤❤
I hope our area continues to be saved. I live in on the Olympic Peninsula in washington state. We have the Hoh rainforest next door! Temperate rainforests are amazing and beautiful! I will never forget walking in an old growth mossy forrest. Most amazing feeling ever
This is so marvelous. I had no idea the UK had such beauty until you guys started showing us. May God continue to help you to protect it. One request, could you guys please make an app?
To me, its crazy that we can sit here as supporters and know that we will still be here after 10-20 years, looking back, and seeing all of theese projects bare fruit
It's amazing how much some of these forests look just like the ones here in the Pacific Northwest (especially western Oregon, except we have predominantly Douglas firs!) - it's weird to think that somewhere halfway across the world there are places that can look and feel just like home. Makes you realize how connected it all is ❤Good luck with bringing back the native rain forests! 🙌🏻
Hello from the 'Spectrum of Wisdom' team! 🌈 We just watched your inspiring video about reviving the Scotland rainforest, and we are deeply moved by your dedication and hard work. 🌳 Your efforts are a beacon of hope for our planet, and we wholeheartedly support your mission. 🌍 Thank you for reminding us all of the power of perseverance and the importance of caring for our environment. Keep up the fantastic work, and know that you have our unwavering support. Together, we can make a difference! 💚
Its great that the narrator 'gets' ecosystems. Many people do not. They see something 'green' and they assume it therefore 'connects' with the local wildlife. This is not the case. Ecosystem evolve together.
Fantastic work, guys! As I’m currently studying the effects of invasive marine species, your excellent videos are inspirational, truly. Brilliant stuff.
I live near Coylumbridge and we are lucky enough to have very large coverings of red pine. The forests are absolutely fantastic and really have a different feel to any other I've been in. Much of Scotland's red pine was cut down in the age of sail to build Britain's Navy as they grow tall and straight. That's why you will often see random twisted red pines scattered about as they only took the straight ones and left the crooked ones. The deer are also a big problem in growing new pine forests as they eat anything they can get to. An estate near my house has a policy of shooting any deer that step onto their land and the red pine growth over the last 15 years has been unbelievable, the entire estate is now covered in new growth. There are also many returning species from eagles to insects and lots inbetween.
I will be visiting this environment at some point and I’m so excited. You guys are doing gods work (literally) and we are all in debt to your heroic projects.
This is an awesome project and wasn't aware of Scottish rainforest, never thought oaks would support rainforest. Thanks for sharing and all the work you do. We are setting up a rainforest nursery in SE Australis and want to do similar projects.
I had planned to spend today at our local Temperate Rainforest at Dunollie Woods here in Oban, where I'm a volunteer Warden, in a hide photographing passing wildlife. But my dodgy ankle said NOOOO. Most annoyed!
The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole is by far my favourite book I've read this year. Would recommend it to anyone, I really wish more people in this country were taught about these amazing ecosystems that we have in this country! 'Nature Studies' of something along those lines should be a core subject in our schools curriculums.
Used to live in the Pacific Northwest of the US and the old growth temperate rainforests out there are truly a treasure to behold. Good to see work being done for temperate rainforests out in Scotland!
Hey Mossy Earth, I love your content and think every project you do is wonderful and amazing. Lots of Love from Belgium. I was wondering if it were possible to do any project in Belgium, Flanders maybe, it is an extremely urbanized and concrete-heavy environment, I can't find any groups like yours that handle projects like these and was wondering if you'd guys ever consider finding some in Belgium to bring environment health more into the public eye of the good Belgian citizens.
Awesome video Rob! Especially enjoyed the disappearing moustache and the slapstick at the end. Beautiful people helping return a beautiful landscape to its former glory! 🤩
You folks are doing the good work, thank you! I grew up in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America where the Sitka Spruces and Lodgepole Pines grow native. Funnily enough, plants from the British Isles such as the English Holly and English Ivy tend to cause real problems to the ecology over there. It's crazy how something in the proper context can be so beautiful, but removed from the context can be rather nightmarish! God bless.
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what if i dont have money :(
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How are you able to keep up with all these projects ? Are you keeping up with them ?
Hello! Good question. We delve into this in our latest Q&A that you can watch on the Mossy Earth Field Notes Channel. Cheers, Isla.
Isla, I'll sign up if you guys can teach him to treat the local language & culture with respect & get him to say 'loch' properly from now on. Disrespect costs.
Temperate rainforests have got to be one of my favourite ecosystems, I would love to see more return in the UK. That massive oak is incredible.
They are such beautiful and rich places! Cheers, Isla.
I like to think that the great poets and story tellers of the UK were inspired by the beautiful landscape.
Have you ever been to the pacific north west? Specifically here in Humboldt county California or Washington state? It’s truly one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been and I’ve visited the jungles and Mayan ruins in the Yucatán as well as Grand Canyon
@@MossyEarth In Australia we are blessed to still have temperate rainforest in pockets along the southeast mainland coast, and large sections in western Tasmania. It's a magical environment and must be protected.
I agree. I visited Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park and it was magical. So lovely
Rewilding gives me hope when it's so easy to fall into despair about the environment. So grateful for all you do.
It gives us hope too! Thank you :) Cheers, Isla.
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I literally come to this channel when I can’t take the world
@@averyspottswood9255💯
This video wells up my eyes. After finishing my Ecology degree in the Edinburgh University, my friends and I had a short trip in the Highlands. During a Loch Ness tour, we kayaked and dropped by the eastern bank, then ventured along a creek. And there it was - a patch of temperate rainforest so lush, so exuberant in all shades of green. Peat-tainted water racing through the meandering stream. Lichens carpeted the boulders, mosses cushioned the floor. Branches and epiphytes dripping crystalline droplets that were collected from the waterfall’s mist. Every breath drawn in was moist but crisp. Never have my gaze fallen upon something so ecologically ethereal. What a fairyland. It stole my heart.
Apologies for my monologue 🥺 I’m just so grateful that Mossy Earth and many good folks are restoring this important Scottish heritage. Keep up with your good work! Love from Hong Kong xx
You sure you didn't major in literature? Beautiful comment.
Don't apologise for waxing poetic. The world needs poets.
This is such a beautiful story, Sandra.
And the atmosphere is real, considering, Welsh rainforests inspired the first fairy tales!
Temperate rainforests are just magic❤
Here in Brazil we have a similar problem, people deforest natural forests and plant eucalyptus, a plant that requires a lot of water, killing everything around it and growing very quickly, and can even destroy natural springs.
I get sad walking through my state Minas Gerais, which was supposed to be divided by two ecosystems, the Cerrado (A Tropical Savanna) and the Mata Atlantica (A Tropical Forest). But everything is open to pasture or covered in eucalyptus trees. Regions with immense biodiversity reduced to almost nothing.
I can empathize with that feeling. I hope that your state starts to see some restoration projects pop up soon! All the best, Isla.
Considering those ranchers are the same people who burn down the rainforest, and sometimes go so far as to murder tribal natives, reducing the biodiversity to almost nothing might've been intentional.
Your country's got a boatload of issues
Maybe you can bring some pandas there to eat all the eucalyptus, and replant what’s left. Pandas are another useless species
I live in the midwestern United States in an area that was once oak savanah and is now endless miles of corn and bean fields. There are still some scattered oaks in windbreaks or fencelines but 99% of this habitat has been destroyed 😢
Ireland has a similar issue with Sikta spruce plantations. Luckily, Hometree ie in Ireland are working on a similar project. I hope more of these spring up throughout both countries.
Great to hear. I need to visit Ireland at some point, I've heard they have some beautiful rainforest fragments too! Cheers, Isla.
Ireland also has a problem, just like in England, environmental hypocrisy really screams to me when I see such comments when people fight with non-native plant species, when around the northern deserts created by man due to excessive grazing of livestock. It is not customary to raise the topic of the private sector of farms growing lawn grass or the use of chemicals, because this is a matter of personal money. Even in this project, look at the tops of the mountains, they are all without forest, but for the authors of the project it is better to destroy the forest of non-native species than to plant empty areas with native species and use non-native species as pioneer plants, progressively freeing up space for native species and increasing the amount of organic matter in the soil. I think this is a story from American films and destroy aliens and give each other medals. And by the way, I really love oaks, but they grow very slowly, and precisely in order to speed up the growth of oaks, I would plant oaks with Honey locust (thornless form), which is a non-local tree species :)
@@andrewk2338the authors, as you call them, already implement a project to plant native trees on those man-made deserts. They even mentioned that video in this one too. If you bothered to research before coming to conclusions, you would have known. Also, how is it hypoctisy? Do you think its better to implement this project when the invasives have spread even more? Implementing both projects (planting native trees in deserted erias, and replacing non natives with natives in existing forests) is the best thing to do, and they are doing exactly that
@@andrewk2338 If it is carbon capture you are after, you should not care about trees, but wetlands. Wetlands like marsh capture seven times as much carbon as forests and they are even more endangered than forests because of humans drying them out for farmland, housing and forests.
@@andrewk2338 I'm not sure that your assessment is fair. Mossy Earth spends plenty of time and money planting native trees in deforested areas. As for using the PNW conifers as pioneer species to increase soil organic matter, this simply wouldn't work as a precursor to Caledonian forest. PNW conifers add very little organic matter to the soil compared with deciduous trees, grasses, and herbaceous plants, and they are too tall and shade tolerant to be naturally overtopped by Scottish flora, so the process seen in this video would still be necessary at some point. Simply fencing in an area and planting alder and poplar would be more effective.
While I disagree with all out aggression towards all nonnative plant species, mass plantations of conifers should be removed in almost all cases. If these conifers were simply naturalized and occurred at a modest density within the environment, such as Norway Spruce does in the Eastern United States, then I would agree with your perspective.
Man that native habitat looks so majestic. So sad to see where it has been strangled too. Glad you are putting effort into recovering the ecosystem
We really appreciate the support! Thank you, Isla.
Just imagine the tourist potential if vast areas of biodiversity are created together with a good road system.
The road system, through these mixed woodland areas could have large parking places to cater for campervans and also provide nodes whereby selectively felled ancient timber like scots pine, oak, beech and ash trees could be dragged to in order that they could be removed, as part of an ongoing natural sustainable resource, getting the greatest value for the timber, whilst preserving nature.
This makes me so happy as a Scot! Been so sad not seeing more National efforts to rewild and rebuild these habitats, but so good to see you lovely folks getting after it! Woohoo!
Fingers crossed projects like this one will encourage more folk to do more! Thank you! Cheers, Isla.
There are efforts all over the place if you just look for them. They don't have to be national to be good.
@@joannecarroll5504 of course! I love the work by Trees for life especially, but I would love some greater funding and National integration of things (like rewilding and protection of river ecosystems to help support smaller and sustainable fishing communities. Love these projects, but they can’t do the next steps to bridge how these positive changes can contribute to communities effectively and with more community involvement.
I was just commenting on why the government doesn’t do more considering how ravaged the land is.
@@joannecarroll5504 But National coordination and cooperation could improve the situation faster. Especially with the biodiversity loss we are facing.
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest of the US. I'm so happy to see Scotland reclaiming its ancient habitats.
I biked there and was so jealous that Scotland hasn't still got it's special trees like you do. It was beautiful
We have the same issue in norway. Sitka spruce was planted on Frøya, and after a decade, it has spread all over the island killing native plant life.
A few years back, the local goverment cut down almost every Sitka tree and planted pine, aspen, birch and more.
Why not norway spruce?
@@Tony.795 i´m no expert, but I was told that our forests lives in 4 different stages:
1. Barren or grassy fields.
2. Plant life with leaves starts to grow. Like Birch and aspen, but also bushes
3. When the birch treees have grown large, giving some shadows, but still lets light through for saplings of spruce and pine to grow and not get «sunburned» in mid summer.
4. Needle trees take over. Towering above birch and aspen, but the undergrowth is also dense with moss, bugs and mushrooms.
This is process that takes about 100 years.
By planting aspen and birch you skip stage 1, save some 5-10 years of natural takeover, but is still using native speecies that would grow there anyway.
Also our «forests» are mostly planted norwegian spruce for the wood industry, with little to no undergrowth.
Sitka spruce is almost unusable for the wood industry, and was planted in the early nineties because «trees must be good», giving no though that it is an invasive speecies.
Temperate rainforests are such awesome ecosystems! ❤
They are indeed! Also, they are incredibly rare these days and quite fragile so we are really excited to do something about it. - Cheers, Duarte
Vancouver, Canada here and I work on restoring a tiny area with our long-lost Sitka spruce that couldn’t regenerate after the area was logged off 150 years ago. The irony and connection to your story is that I have two major competitors to overcome on the path to success: English ivy and holly. The ivy suffocates the forest floor and the trees themselves, while the holly does to the Sitka spruce here what the Sitka does to your Scot’s pine. The sad saga of invasive species the world over!
Shame we can't do this all over GB, for an Isle once covered in big forests it's sad to see how much of it we've let become barren and private.
Lets hope more of this happens in future across the UK! :) Cheers, Isla.
it was covered in forests??
@@Rnankn cleared for farming, building, burning DOH. youd think the rest of the world now doing the same would have learned a better way to manage so we can do all in harmony (just not the burning).
Worse. They think the destroyed ecosystems are “natural” and “protect” them for “conservation”.
@@Rnankn would've been a mosaic of lots of different habitats, probably a mix of woodland, wood-pasture, grassland, wetland etc.
Those wood ants, gotta love Formica fusca they’re so cool. I love how aggressive they are, they’re so determined to defend the nest.
Wood ants are great, if you hover your hand above the nest for a wee while and then pull it away you can smell the formic acid! Cheers, Isla.
The reason why i moved to Bergen, Norway. Is to live in this climate 🤗 its so special and I really hope that more people will hear and fall in love with this habitat
Now I know why one forest in Scotland was so amazing... It was a rainforest. Thanks!
Thanks for watching :) Cheers, Isla.
I remember walking through ones of these temperate rainforest in the west of Scotland and being in awe at the magic and splendour of it all. Keep up the great work!! I hope more mystical habitats get restored.
Thank you, we are excited to see how this habitat recovers! Cheers, Isla.
That oak looks like it belongs in a fairytale. Now it stands alone between the non-natives it looks like an Ent guarding the forest. I really hope this project will bring back more native life. Keep up the good work!
Your videos make me so happy and glad that theres people that care this much about nature
We are delighted to spread the joy! Cheers, Isla.
Temperate rainforests are absolutely stunning. majestic and magical. 💧🔥💚🌍☯💪
I ma so glad Peopel like this Team exist. Thank you for helping Nature, she sure needs it
Thank you very much for the support, it means a lot to us! :) Isla.
I always look forward to mossy earth, great to see what you all do for us.
I majored in Sylviculture and I've been to Scotland 3 times, my mother in law was from Carradale, I was dumbfounded by the lack of native forests there... Best wishes from Montreal!
Some amazing mosses & lichens! shows how unique these rainforests are. Looking forward to seeing it recover
They are incredible places to be! Cheers, Isla.
You will hopefully have a lot of happiness from dormant seeds coming to life in the fresh air. I've walked in the forestry blocks along the north coast. Crazy.
I got to visit a temperate rain forest in Norway during my ecology studies. I even got to see the yellow speckled-belly lichen. All of the forests were planted spruce (spruce is native to Norway), and unfortunately there was only one small part of it that was protected. It was really sad to see how fast we were able to walk through the protected part, but in just that tiny area we saw so many species of moss, lichen and animals
That oak is priceless.
The Skipinnish Oak is absolutely wonderful! Cheers, Isla.
@@MossyEarth I would hope that its acorns are being collected to grow on, to pass on its genes.
I live in the temperate rainforests of Oregon, USA. We have the same issue with Douglas Fir. We have removed many of the fir on our property. It looked terrible, but after 2 years the transformation was remarkable. Your project is amazing, keep up the good work!
What did you plant instead? Douglas fir is native there as far as I know.
Douglas fir. Also known as Oregon pine.
The Douglas Fir is my favorite 😍
@@Tony.795They are native, but maybe on their property it was a monoculture of douglas fir? That is common, and would still not support biodiversity. Cutting some down would leave space for more species to move in, with different layers of canopy.
Atlantic rainforests are some of the most magical places and sadly mostly lost. It's great to see you all working on bringing them back!
I completely agree. I can't help thinking about King Arthur and Merlin when I watch videos like these!
That skipinnish oak is probably one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Thank you for trying to preserve this beautiful corner of our home planet.
Thank you so much Mossy Earth. Such a wonderful group of people who actually care. May 2024 be your best year yet, as i am sure Mossy Earth will go from strength to strength.
Ahh, thank you! Happy New Year when it comes! Cheers, Isla.
@MossyEarth Happy New year to you all.
That tree was just impressive! It's easy to understand how you live in a temperate rainforest supporting climate when there is that many epiphytes growing on a single tree! Here in Finland I've seen some epiphytic growth on trees in the Outer Archipelago and I'm always geeked out, but it's clear that this is a completely different climate & vegetation zone. I'm so happy and rooting for your work, let's hope that our children will be able to see the fruits of your labour!
So good to watch this video and the work being done to restore native forests in the UK. The work of Mossy earth, Alan Watson Featherstone, Guy Shrubsole and others has struck a chord with the UK public. Together this awareness and work should lead to real results.
Thank you for the support, and for watching! :) Cheers, Isla.
That oak tree is SO beautiful! Wow I can’t wait to see how this project evolves!
The sudden moustache growth really got me - Scotland’s time travel without the stones 😜
I blame the fairies... haha! Isla.
Rewild the moustache! @@MossyEarth
I love that you do these reforestation in europe! Thats been a wish of mine since childhood! And thats also the reason why i became a mossy Earth member some months ago. Please continue with the education and work in the european ecosystems! Thats what makes you special to me!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support! :) Cheers, Isla.
Thank you for Mossy Earth for educating me about temperate rainforests. I find it interesting how different they look from tropical ones. It looks rich in plant life, but I would be interested in seeing what animal species live there, even if we just see b shots.
I would also be super interested in the plan for this project in the future, other than removing non natives. Are you guys planning on planting, or just purely letting the areas recover on its own?
Thank you guys for all the hard work you do. It restores my faith in humanity seeing your videos in my subscription feed.
Hello! Thank you for the support, they are wonderful places. The main technique used to restore these habitats will be assisted natural regeneration, though our partners at Arkaig Community Forest might also undertake some enrichment planting of species that aren't well represented on site (and don't have as good a seed source) such as juniper. Cheers! :) Isla.
Love those amazing Scottish forests! They have something mysterious🙌🏼
I am biased but I completely agree! Cheers, Isla.
Cuilean, the good boy 💪 Project is destined for greatness under such supervision
Haha - he's the real manager! Cheers, Isla.
Didn’t even realize this type of forest existed… Looks like a place fairies would live. Its so pretty~
temperate rain-forests are relatively rare but VERY cool! there's also a bunch of them in new zealand
I’m an Ecosystem Restoration major in the US and I’d love to help do forest restoration work in Scotland. My dad is from northern England so I have dual citizenship that would make it easier for me to move to the UK.
Thank you Mossy Earth for protecting the nature.
That tree was absolutely magical!
My son & I visited Scotland in 2011. I couldn't get over how beautiful and rural Scotland was. Great to see your organization getting involved to persevere and take care of your beautiful country.
Thsi brings so much hope to the environment as so much of the media and reporting is so negative. Thanks so much for what you are doing ❤
Professional "good boy". That's soo sweet!
I'll pass this on to Cuilean :) Cheers, Isla.
Thank you Mossy Earth for all you did for our planet in 2023. Happy New Years..
Thank you! Happy New Year! :) Cheers, Isla.
It really is inspiring watching this channel help bring back natural environments, I just wish that the government helped contributed to projects and helped out on them, allowing for more projects and faster results.
Definitely grateful for what this channel does, only membership I've got via UA-cam due to its importance I find in their work. I recommend everyone to become a member, £5 a month is nothing to most people but collectively can make a difference.
Ahh, your words mean so much to us. They keep us going, thank you for the support! Cheers, Isla.
Scottish Government contributed £1.25 million towards this project over a three year period - definitely helping out!
Just subscribed. I love the rainforests. I hope we can save them and restore them everywhere
Welcome to the community! We will have more rainforest-related projects coming your way soon! Cheers, Isla.
Well done guys,this is good news for scotland and the UK.
that oak is straight from fairytales :O how majestic it looks? covered in almost every living plant thing in that forest, i just cant imagine how epic it would look under moonlight at night
Watching all these rewilding videos across Europe makes me want to try giving new life to the area where I live in the USA
Feel positively druidic towards that first oak.
here in Michigan we have those plantations as well. it is unnerving in its silence.
The native forest looks so magical, as well as the old oak tree. Stunningly beautiful! I can totally see why some trees were considered sacred by the druids.
You guys are doing all the good. Thank you
Thank you for the support! Isla :)
Definitely a project I can get behind and fully support. Great work.
That ancient tree is so beautiful and powerful speaking of the necessity of ancient species of forest.
The Skipinnish Oak is a very special tree! Cheers, Isla.
Same situation here in the south of France Aquitaine (Gironde/ Landes region) but the pine wood forest industry is big business. The 2022 forest fire was the biggest in France for over I believe 35 years. There are plans to replant some of the decimated forests as mixed woodland forests. Not sure if it is going to happen. Pines were also originally planted to dry the marshes lands.
Fingers crossed things move towards restoration! Increasingly there are more and more projects popping up in Scotland and lets hope its the same in France. Cheers, Isla.
Crossing fingers they will lett some of the marshes return, they will be good for stopping the wildfiers and for more carbon capture.
Scotland really needs much more of this natural tree species to be planted, much of the land is desolate of tree cover, great and valuable work you do here...
Can,t imagine a better way to start 2024..than see your incredible work in Scotland ,, these terrible forestry plantations have been a curse on the habitat since there beginning ..most rural people could see they were inappropriate .and support almost zero wildlife..i totally applaud getting rid of them and replanting natives EveryWhere ,, in all the british isles ..🌳🌿🍀🍁🍂🍃🌱..i live in15 hec finca only half is olives ..the rest is forest ..but not native ..although some oaks and ash are still here ..its a dry finca ..and is greatly impacted by the 2year drought..
The Armarda stripped the whole of Spain of its forests and now only islands remain ..just like scotland ..replanting is the future ..you guys are the brilliant new world ...im so greatful for your work ..and energised to keep going with my project here in spain..❤ 🌄🐎🦅🍂🌿🦋🎶🐈⬛🐐🐗🪶🌾🌿🍁🐕
❤❤❤❤thankyou❤❤
I hope our area continues to be saved. I live in on the Olympic Peninsula in washington state. We have the Hoh rainforest next door! Temperate rainforests are amazing and beautiful! I will never forget walking in an old growth mossy forrest. Most amazing feeling ever
This is so marvelous. I had no idea the UK had such beauty until you guys started showing us.
May God continue to help you to protect it.
One request, could you guys please make an app?
This oak tree is just beautiful. Great project!
To me, its crazy that we can sit here as supporters and know that we will still be here after 10-20 years, looking back, and seeing all of theese projects bare fruit
Mossy Earth uploads about rainforest , i click and know it will be good.
Thanks for watching! :) Isla.
Love the work you are doing! ❤❤
We appreciate the support! :) Isla
Doing good for future generations. Well done.
Became a member today. So lovely to see what you have planned and I will be excited to see your projects come to fruition
Would love to see you involved in some temperate rainforest restoration in Wales!
The UK needs so much attention atm. Thank you! 😊
Thank you so much for the support! :) Isla.
It's amazing how much some of these forests look just like the ones here in the Pacific Northwest (especially western Oregon, except we have predominantly Douglas firs!) - it's weird to think that somewhere halfway across the world there are places that can look and feel just like home. Makes you realize how connected it all is ❤Good luck with bringing back the native rain forests! 🙌🏻
Hello from the 'Spectrum of Wisdom' team! 🌈
We just watched your inspiring video about reviving the Scotland rainforest, and we are deeply moved by your dedication and hard work. 🌳 Your efforts are a beacon of hope for our planet, and we wholeheartedly support your mission. 🌍 Thank you for reminding us all of the power of perseverance and the importance of caring for our environment. Keep up the fantastic work, and know that you have our unwavering support. Together, we can make a difference! 💚
Its great that the narrator 'gets' ecosystems. Many people do not. They see something 'green' and they assume it therefore 'connects' with the local wildlife. This is not the case. Ecosystem evolve together.
Fantastic work, guys! As I’m currently studying the effects of invasive marine species, your excellent videos are inspirational, truly. Brilliant stuff.
I live near Coylumbridge and we are lucky enough to have very large coverings of red pine. The forests are absolutely fantastic and really have a different feel to any other I've been in. Much of Scotland's red pine was cut down in the age of sail to build Britain's Navy as they grow tall and straight. That's why you will often see random twisted red pines scattered about as they only took the straight ones and left the crooked ones. The deer are also a big problem in growing new pine forests as they eat anything they can get to. An estate near my house has a policy of shooting any deer that step onto their land and the red pine growth over the last 15 years has been unbelievable, the entire estate is now covered in new growth. There are also many returning species from eagles to insects and lots inbetween.
Amazing work, and so interesting to hear that this work is being progressed! Thank you.
I will be visiting this environment at some point and I’m so excited. You guys are doing gods work (literally) and we are all in debt to your heroic projects.
You really should! Thank you, Isla :)
why did you have to bring a fiction character that does nowt for no one into it !
The beauty just resonates with parts of my soul. Glad they are brining it all back to life again.
They are absolutely beautiful places to be. We are too! Cheers :) Isla
this makes me so happy and teary eyed. Thank you for doing this! I would love to be a part of this kind of projects in my country someday.
I had the pleasure to visit an old growth Scottish forest last year near Loch Laggan. It was unreal.
Oh my what a sight that tree is in the opening shot🤩
This is an awesome project and wasn't aware of Scottish rainforest, never thought oaks would support rainforest.
Thanks for sharing and all the work you do.
We are setting up a rainforest nursery in SE Australis and want to do similar projects.
I had planned to spend today at our local Temperate Rainforest at Dunollie Woods here in Oban, where I'm a volunteer Warden, in a hide photographing passing wildlife. But my dodgy ankle said NOOOO. Most annoyed!
Ahh no, I hope you get out there soon! Cheers, Isla.
I'm from Oban too, Dunollie woods is such a special place
That's a fast growing moustache! 2:06 - 2:54
Jokes aside I love what mossy earth is up to especially in my home, Scotland!
The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole is by far my favourite book I've read this year. Would recommend it to anyone, I really wish more people in this country were taught about these amazing ecosystems that we have in this country!
'Nature Studies' of something along those lines should be a core subject in our schools curriculums.
Het is gewoonweg een sprookjesachtige wereld, ongelofelijk mooi! Dankjewel! 😊
Old oaks are an ecosystem of their own!
So much more biodiversity than the factory firs.
The world changes and Mossy Earth are helping our world to change towards a better future.
How marvellous! This is so inspiring to see. You give me hope. Thankyou from another citizen of planet Earth.
Used to live in the Pacific Northwest of the US and the old growth temperate rainforests out there are truly a treasure to behold. Good to see work being done for temperate rainforests out in Scotland!
A project worthy of multiple generations of effort.
Hey Mossy Earth, I love your content and think every project you do is wonderful and amazing. Lots of Love from Belgium. I was wondering if it were possible to do any project in Belgium, Flanders maybe, it is an extremely urbanized and concrete-heavy environment, I can't find any groups like yours that handle projects like these and was wondering if you'd guys ever consider finding some in Belgium to bring environment health more into the public eye of the good Belgian citizens.
We have a similar problem in Idaho and Oregon with Juniper trees. Absolutely love Scotch Pines, magnificent tree.
I hope to see your channel grow to bring more attention to the amazing work you do.
We hope so too! Thank you for the support :). Cheers, Isla.
Awesome video Rob!
Especially enjoyed the disappearing moustache and the slapstick at the end.
Beautiful people helping return a beautiful landscape to its former glory! 🤩
You folks are doing the good work, thank you!
I grew up in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America where the Sitka Spruces and Lodgepole Pines grow native. Funnily enough, plants from the British Isles such as the English Holly and English Ivy tend to cause real problems to the ecology over there. It's crazy how something in the proper context can be so beautiful, but removed from the context can be rather nightmarish!
God bless.
Just an absolutely gorgeous oak tree. Hopefully we'll see many more of them in the future with this project!
Uk thaks for helping us😊😊😊❤❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧