Dealing with threats
Dealing with threats
Videos
You’ll find several short, helpful films on our video page, covering issues like rhododendron removal and deer management. You can group these together by selecting the ‘Tackling threats’ category at the top of the page.
Saving Scotland’s Rainforest: managing the impact of deer
This report to Scottish Environment LINK Deer Group was commissioned by Woodland Trust Scotland and produced by Bob Black, Argyll Woodlanders, Gordon Gray Stephens, Native Woods Cooperative and Helen Armstrong, Broomhill Ecology.
Stem Treatment to Control Rhododendron Ponticum
Rhododendron ponticum is the most significant invasive non-native species to threaten woodland, native habitats and biodiversity in Scotland. This practice guide focuses primarily on the use of stem treatment to control it.
Rhododendron in the Rainforest - approaches to a growing problem
Written by Gordon Gray Stephens & Bob Black.
Commissioned by Woodland Trust Scotland
Stemming the Tide
A new guide from NTS on how to protect Scotland’s rainforest from the invasive non-native Rhododendron ponticum (Dec 21)
Managing and controlling invasive rhododendron
By Colin Edwards, Forestry Commission (2006)
The Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest is a voluntary partnership of more than 25 organisations with a shared interest in Scotland’s rainforest.
Banner image credit: John MacPherson / WTML. Other images: John MacPherson / WTML, Niall Benvie WTML.