Up to 20 percent of the British Isles was once shrouded in temperate rainforest. This is the most vibrant, nourishing and folkloric habitat that we have ever known. Over the last few thousand years, we have slowly and steadily deforested this ecosystem until now less than 1% remains. The time to reverse that destruction is now.
We’re Thousand Year Thinking
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Purpose
Our Legacy
RESEARCHing our
TEMPERATE RAINFORESTS
At the core of our work lies our commitment to advancing scientific knowledge that underscores the value of temperate rainforests and guides our efforts to understand and restore what we’ve lost.
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THOUSAND YEAR TRUST
Growing the roots of a thousand-year legacy, we are on a mission to catalyse the movement to triple the amount of temperate rainforest growing across the UK over the next thirty years.
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Preserve our natural past and ensure a brighter future
for our planet with the Thousand Year Trust
Britain’s rainforest:
THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND A FUTURE VISION
Once up to 20 percent of the British Isles was shrouded in Atlantic temperate rainforest. This is the most vibrant, nourishing and folkloric habitat that we have ever known. We began deforesting this habitat a little over 3,000 years ago. Now very little remains.
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The climatic conditions paired with peat core and soil surveys across the western reaches of the British Isles demonstrate where our rainforests once thrived
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The present day our rainforests cover less than 1% of their historic range. This is due to a mixture of deforestation, sheep grazing and deer pressure
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Imagine a future where our rainforests have returned to a portion of their previous range and have been given the space to breathe and thrive
Please note: this map is illustrative only, full accuracy is impossible with the current level of research
