From towering giants, to diminutive beauties - Scotland's trees are as diverse as the landscape itself. On these pages you can get to know some of the trees that make up our forests, learn their stories and find out about their many practical uses.

Meet the residents of the Caledonian Forest. Fact and folklore pages on trees, plants, animals and more.

There are a variety of important trees species and specimens; a Grand Fir in Argyll is the tallest tree in the United Kingdom and the Fortingall Yew may be the oldest tree in Europe.

The most commonly planted tree species was Sitka spruce, which covered almost 48.2% of the all forest land in the country. Other commonly planted non-native trees included lodgepole pine (11.1%), larches (5.9%) and Norway spruce (3.2%).

Scotland's most common native trees and shrubs include Scots pine, birch (downy and silver), alder, oak (pedunculate and sessile), ash, hazel, willow (various species), rowan, aspen, wych elm, hawthorn, holly, juniper, elder and wild cherry.

Find out which trees you can see in Scotland. Including trees that are native to Scotland such as Scots Pine, Rowan, Hazel, Silver Birch and more.

Nov 11, 2018 · Scotland boasts many champion trees: the largest, tallest and the exceptional. There is a Champion Tree Trail at Mount Stuart on Bute which features a Corsican pine, an evergreen conifer...

Explore ancient woodland and enchanting forests across Scotland. Follow the best forest trails to find woodland animals, native trees and more now.

The Cateran Trail’s most common native trees include Scots Pine, Birch (Downy and Silver), Oak (Pedunculate and Sessile), Willow (various species) and Rowan. The Scots Pine – or Pinus Sylvestris – is Scotland’s national tree.

Nov 26, 2024 · Tree diseases, pests, global warming, and invasive species like rhododendron ponticum and commercial conifers are threatening many of our native Scottish broadleaf trees, including oaks. Acute Oak Decline (AOD) was detected in England in 2008 and is gradually spreading north towards Scotland.