— The Land —

Uigshader Living Forest Project is based at Uigshader Woodland, about 3 miles west of Portree on the Isle of Skye.  The land extends to about 85 hectares, and stretches just over a mile from the picturesque River Snizort in the west back toward Portree.

The woodland area is split almost in half by the Lon an Eireannach, a wee tributary river to the Snizort.

Formerly a commercial sitka plantation, the woodland was clear felled several years ago, with exception of a few patches of retained sitka, which we still have standing today.  Already we are witnessing natural regeneration of trees, including birch, hazel, willow and rowan.

Since buying the land, ULFP has been working alongside Reforesting Scotland, Forestry & Land Scotland, Peatland Action and other bodies to develop a sustainable management plan for the site and to ensure the conservation reflects the priority habitats from the Skye and Lochalsh biodiversity plan . We have been surveying the land and drawing together a restoration plan.  The map indicates the areas for conservation including ares to be planted and those that have been assesed as deep peat in need of restoration.  Below you can access the final report on the deep peat, written by Alistair Headley and was funded by SNH through Peatland Action.