Ambitious Restoration of Rare Temperate Rainforest Underway in Omagh

Work underway to restore rare temperate rainforest in Tyrone

Work is underway to restore one of Northern Ireland’s rarest and most precious woodland habitats, a temperate rainforest at Lenamore Wood, in Co. Tyrone The 100-year restoration programme near Gortin in Omagh is being led by nature conservation charity Ulster Wildlife and supported through a long-term partnership with Aviva. Temperate rainforest, also known as Atlantic Oakwood or Celtic Rainforest, once thrived across Ireland and western Britain…

Ambitious restoration of rare temperate rainforest underway in Omagh

Work is underway to restore one of Northern Ireland’s rarest and most precious woodland habitats – temperate rainforest – at Lenamore Wood, near Gortin in Omagh.

Ambitious restoration of rare temperate rainforest in Gortin

WORK is underway to restore one of the North’s rarest and most precious woodland habitats – temperate rainforest – at Lenamore Wood, near Gortin. The ambitious 100-year restoration programme is being led by local nature conservation charity Ulster Wildlife, thanks to a long-term partnership with Aviva. Temperate rainforest, also known as Atlantic Oakwood or Celtic Rainforest, once thrived across Ireland and western Britain, in areas of high rain…