The Caledonian Forest is the ancient temperate forest of Scotland. The forest today is a reduced-extent version of the pre-human-settlement forest, existing in several dozen remnant areas.
Caledonian Forest above the Allt Ruadh in Glen Feshie
Mam Sodhail as seen from Glen Affric
Caledonian pinewoods near Loch an Eilein
Western capercaillie – a species that depends on the Caledonian Forest
Pinus sylvestris is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia. It is commonly known as the Scots pine in English; it is also known as the Scotch pine in the United States
Caledonian Forest
…forest of Scotland. The forest today is a reduced-extent version of the pre-human-settlement forest, existing in several dozen remnant areas. The Scots pines of the Caledonian Forest are directly descended from the first pines to arrive in Scotland following the Late Glacial; arriving about 7000 BCE. The…
A natural stand of Pinus sylvestris (Scot's pine) in Šranecké piesky, Slovakia
Pinus sylvestris forest in Sierra de Guadarrama, central Spain