At a meeting of Arran Natural History Society on October 6, John Savory gave an illustrated presentation on The Carrifran Wildwood Project.
John is a zoology graduate of Aberdeen University. He did his PhD research at Banchory into feeding ecology of red grouse and then had a long career as a poultry scientist researching aspects of their behaviour, welfare and physiology. But his first love was always ecology and in his retirement he feels fortunate to be involved in this Borders Forest Trust’s project.
The Carrifan project is seeking to recreate a valley of wooded wilderness in the Southern Uplands with the rich diversity of native species that existed there thousands of years ago before human activities became dominant. The 1,500 acre valley in the Moffat Hills was bought through the hard work of a dedicated team of volunteers and the help of many generous supporters.