Bid to restore rare Atlantic rainforest secures £6m lottery grant

Our Rainforest Futures is an Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest project led by the Woodland Trust Scotland.

Argyll Countryside Trust, Community Woodlands Association, Plantlife, RSPB Scotland and SRUC are involved.

Caroline Clark, Scotland director of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said Scotland's rainforest was internationally significant but largely unknown.

She said: "A 2025 survey found fewer than one in three people even know it exists.

"This major investment, using funds raised by National Lottery players, recognises that the future of our rainforest and the future of many west coast communities are closely linked. With the right support, both can thrive."

Julie Stoneman, Saving Scotland's Rainforest Programme manager at the charity Plantlife, said it was hoped the project could create more than 20 jobs and 15 trainee posts.