The latest news from
our forest floor
Cornish farm launches project to triple UK’s temperate rainforest The Guardian
Former soldier is transforming his land on Bodmin Moor with tree planting and natural regeneration
Top Stories...
Government announces plans to bring back UK rainforest BBC
When you think of rainforests, you probably are more likely to think of the Amazon in South America than anywhere in the UK, but that could be about to change…
Journey into Britain’s forgotten Rainforests Country File
When we think of rainforests, the Amazon or the Congo spring to mind, but Britain has its own share, full of wild character, thronging with life and in desperate need of protection. Guy Shrubsole tells the story of these secret forgotten habitats…
The Cornish farm that plans to last 1000 years BBC
Merlin and Lizzie Hanbury-Tenison are not your usual farmers. Their mission is to honour an ancient woodland, restore their land’s ecosystems and share its restorative powers…
Photographer documents the last surviving rainforests of Great Britain CNN Style
Lush greens, tangled wood, blurs of light – giant images of rainforests hang on the walls of a church in London. Sounds of the wind whipping through trees…
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The plan to restore Britain’s lost rainforests Positive News
Four ways to discover the UK’s ancient rainforest, from Cornwall to Cumbria National Geographic
The reign of the rainforest The Ecologist
Research projects
Microclimatic influences on bryophyte richness in a temperate rainforest
This research project explored the influence of microclimate on the distribution of bryophytes within our rainforest. Understanding the factors that influence bryophyte distribution is critical for effective management practices. This project won an award with the Royal Forestry Society.
Establishing upland oak woodlands for soil carbon sequestration
Soil carbon sequestration is a crucial ecosystem service and a key nature based solution to climate change. Contrary to prior research, this study found that the expansion of oak woodlands into upload pasture can lead to significant soil carbon gains.
All Projects...
Exploring relationships between temperate rainforest conditions and soil health
A Dendroclimatic Analysis of UK Atlantic Temperate Rainforests
The effect of Virtual Forest Bathing on Nature Connectedness
The First Dendroecology Based Assessment of Atlantic Temperate Rainforests
Comparing E-DNA and Conventional Sampling Methods to Assess Biodiversity
Investigating the Spatial Heterogeneity of Plant-pollinator Diversity at Cabilla
Reports & papers
The New Beast of Bodmin Moor: Prey Availability for Reintroducing European Wildcats Felis silvestris to Cabilla Cornwall
