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Bid to restore rare Atlantic rainforest secures £6m lottery grant
Torridon is one of three areas where the Our Rainforest Futures project aims to restore woodlands
Almost £6m has been given to a five-year project set up to restore Scotland's rare rainforest.
The award from the National Lottery Heritage Fund will support the creation of three hubs to be located in Torridon, Morvern and mid-Argyll.
Through the Our Rainforest Futures project local people will be given training and work opportunities around habitat restoration, deer management and the removal of invasive species.
About 75,000 acres (30,351ha) of rain-soaked woodlands on the west coast are designated Atlantic rainforest because of the rare oceanic plant life.
Rare species found in Scotland's declining rainforest
The forest has been found to be home to hundreds of species including glow worms, slime moulds and rare lichens.
Overgrazing by deer and livestock, invasive plant species and disease are among the threats to the surviving areas of woodland.
The Torridon hub would involve communities in Kinlochewe, Shieldaig, Lochcarron, Applecross and Gairloch.
In Morvern, the project would include Lochaline, Strontian and Tobermory in Mull.