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Threats
These remnants of rainforest face threats at every turn.
Deforestation, climate change, non-native invasive
species, tree diseases like ash dieback and air pollution
mean they are in danger of being lost.
But here on Dartmoor lots of work is being done to
protect them.
What’s being done?
The Woodland Trust owns, manages and restores areas
of rainforest across Dartmoor.
Supported by partners, including Dartmoor National
Park Authority, work is being carried out across the
moor to protect and enhance these special habitats.
Moss covered twigs - an indication of temperate rainforest
The charity also offers advice and support to other
woodland owners and is campaigning for protection
for these special habitats.
Practical action involves bringing these woods into good
ecological condition and includes removing invasive
species or retaining water within the woods with leaky
dams to protect against hotter and drier weather.
Inspired by the success of the Alliance for Scotland’s
Rainforest, last year the Trust brought together a
group of likeminded organisations to form a South
West Rainforest Alliance, which aims to restore the
ancient temperate rainforests of the South-West and
to plant new woodlands in the rainforest zone that
will, in future centuries, triple the area of temperate
rainforest in our region.
Combining all this means the charity is working on
multiple fronts to provide the right conditions, so these
rainforests can re-establish and revitalise themselves.
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dartmoor.gov.uk
Find out more about work to help our
rainforests thrive again. Visit
woodlandtrust.org.uk/devonwoods
or scan the code.
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