increase the natural recruitment of Scots pine seedlings. Regeneration The charity Trees for Life (Scotland) has been working to conserve the remaining forest, and reforest areas where it has been lost, using fences to prevent deer from eating saplings. This involves the reintroduction of the full range of native flora, including mycorrhizal fungi that assist soil regeneration. Reintroductions In recent years, there has been a growing interest to reintroduce animals which are native to but currently extinct in Great Britain, back into Caledonian pine forests. Corporations have been set up to persuade the government to allow this. The long-running campaign to reintroduce the Eurasian beaver to Knapdale in Argyll has been successful, and there is some support for the reintroduction of the grey wolf and Eurasian lynx. Recently, some landowners have announced plans to build large game reserves on their land and release the species within them. Paul Lister plans to release Eurasian lynx, brown bear, grey wolf, elk, wild boar and species already present in Scotland into a huge enclosure at his estate, Alladale Wilderness Reserve, although releasing top predators such as wolves and bears has become a difficult proposition with local and national regulations. An initial trial enclosure of was built with elk, wild boar, red deer and roe deer. Remaining pinewoods Bain (2013) lists 38 ancient pinewood sites in Britain which have been identified as the most genuinely native and natural. All of them occur in the Scottish Highlands. The Caledonian Pinewood Inventory breaks these down into 84 smaller sub-units of the main sites. In March 2019, as part of the implementation of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018, the Scottish Government listed 84 sites as Caledonian pinewood in regulations, given below. References External links Reforesting Scotland Native Woodlands - Scottish Forestry Scotland's Trees, Woods and Forests Caledonia dreaming, Published: January 2011 History and ancient woodlands of Scotland, Expanding Scotland's woods and forests The Central Scotland Forest Trees native to Scotland Trees for Life Site Cairngorms National Park Site Highland Native Wildlife Park Site RSPB Abernethy Forest Reserve Site Nature conservation in Scotland Ecoregions of the United Kingdom Forests and woodlands of Scotland Locations associated with Arthurian legend Montane forests Palearctic ecoregions Rural Scotland Temperate coniferous forests Temperate rainforests