Britain's Lost Rainforests

Temperate rainforests once a large part of the western British Isles, but have largely been destroyed by deforestation and now cover less than 1% of the country. Wistman’s Wood in Dartmoor, Horner Wood in Minehead, and Lydford Gorge in Lydford are all among the remaining rainforests in the United Kingdom.
It is believed Britain’s are among the world’s most endangered rainforests and are home to a unique biodiversity including extremely rare lichens, ferns and mosses, as well as migrant birdlife such as the pied flycatcher and wood warbler.
Many of the forests are made up of ancient oak trees, which are hundreds, if not thousands, of years old and thrive in the humid, moisture-rich environment along Britain’s west coast. Efforts are being made to preserve and regrow rainforests. Devon Wildlife Trust is bringing new rainforest to an area near Totnes while environmental activist Guy Shrubsole created the website Lost Rainforests of Britain to crowdsource locations of temperate rainforests across the UK so the information can help efforts to establish protected rainforest areas. l June 12 - 14, 2023 l

Photos and footage by Carl Court

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