Notes from The Arran Naturalist

The Arran Whitebeams

from The Arran Naturalist, Volume Two, Winter 1978

After the devastating wildlife in Glen Rosa in April, the Arran Ranger Service reported on a few trees and saplings which survived. One of them was this Arran Whitebeam shown in the featured image (and below).  Below is an extract from the Journal of the Arran Natural History Society, which gives information about the origin and ecology of these trees, and noting at the end how rare they are. One aspect of the tree planting project in Glen Rosa is to conserve and regenerate this species. Photo accessed at BBC, credit Arran Ranger Service.