27thMay201727thMay2017“ACheekyRavenandCheekyDippers”“ACheekyRavenandCheekyDippers”bycommissionedphotographerChrisPuddephattbycommissionedphotographerChrisPuddephatt

It’slookinglikealovelyday,andI’mwalkinginwiththe“toppathteam”,asIthinkit’smylast

opportunitytoshootworkattheBealachforthisseason.Thejourneyisbecomingfamiliarnow.Afew

mileslaterandwe’reoffthetrackandchattingtothe“lowerpathteam”brieflybeforethefinalassault

ontheNorthFace.Thispartofthejourneyalwayssplitsthefield,asweallhaveourownspeedupthe

gully.

Partwayupthegully,IseeRabwithhisheaddowninatinyburn;hesignalsthatIshouldbequiet,and

I’mthinkingthathe’sfoundsomewildlife.I’mtotallyfascinatedwhenIfindoutthathe’smakingasound

recordingofthewatertricklingitswaydownhill,andthatitspartofacollectionhe’scompilingonhis

travels.Everyrecordingisunique,heexplains.Yes,he’sproperlyappreciatingsomethingthatweall

takeforgranted,andIlovetheidea.

Rabrecordingtricklingwater.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

Attheridge,theteamdividesintotwo:tidyingupafewsparebouldersbydiggingtheminfornext

year,andwinchingfiveorsixdownaterriblyerodedsectiontofinishafewstepsbelow.Thesungets

hotter,andaMerlinscreamspast.Thewinchingisslow,tediousandprecarious.Itpausesseveraltimes

whilstwalkersclimbuppastthedangerzone.

Johnywinchesstonedownthebadlyerodedgully.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

Theworkersstopforlunch,andItaketheopportunitytogetontothesummittorecordthedamagefrom

therecentwildfire.Neartothebealach,itsveryblackindeed,butalreadygreenshootsarebursting

through.Thesummitpathwasthefireboundary;incineratedtothesouthandcompletelyuntouchedto

thenorth.Theviewfromthecairnisasstunningasever,butI’mastonishedtolookdownonthehuge

swatheofburntvegetationbetweenmeandSchoolLoch.I’mastonishedbecauseIstruggletoseethe

damageatall,andIknowthatthecamerawon’tpickitup.Suchaninferno,andinamerethreeweeks

thewoundsarehealingrapidly.Atleastfortheflora;thefaunamaytakelongerIguess.

Twowalkerswanderawayfromtheirrucksackstotakephotos,andabigglossyravenappearsfrom

nowhere.Itlandsnearbyandrunstowardsthebags.“Heyfellas,anyfoodlefthere?”Ishout.Theywalk

backandtheravenpicksupthepace,determinedtobeatthem,butbottlesoutatthelastmoment!

I’vespenttoolonguphereandgetbacktofindtheworkersgettingreadytoleave.We’reallbakedand

sweaty.Atthebottomofthegullythere’salovelylochwithasandybeach;theotherswerealreadyinit

bythetimeIarrived.AmIgettingin?Checkforwildhorses.Nope,nonehere.Thatwassooooogood!

GreenshootsappearamongsttheincineratedvegetationonSuilvenafterahillfireinearlyMaywhichburntfor3days.

ThefirestartednearFionnLochandnearlyreachedLochinver.It'snotclearhowthefirestartedbutwaslikelytobea

campfirewhichgotoutofcontrolindryandwindyconditions.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

Toogoodtoresist,Chris

Puddephatttakesadip.

Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

31stMay201731stMay2017"Changes"Changes"bycommissionedphotographer,ChrisPuddephattbycommissionedphotographer,ChrisPuddephatt

It’ssixweekssincemyfirstvisitonthatcold,wet,muddydayandthelandscapewasstillwearingits

brownwintercloak.Notanymore!Lotsofgreenlushnessandflowersblooming.Heathspottedorchids

linethetrack,andthere’ssundewinthewetditchesatthesides.

Iseelotsofwalkerstoday,alltakingadvantageoftheperfectconditionsforatriptothetop.

JoiningAndyandMark,they’remakingpaceacrossthepeat,thefinishedworksnakingbacklikea

ribbon.Everyoneofthewalkersusesit.Thepathismakingtheirjourneyeasieranddrier.Ofcourse,

themainbenefitisthatthey’renottramplingacrossawideswatheofboggygroundanymore,andthe

recoveryhasalreadystarted.

WatchingAndydrivethedigger,Icanseehe’snonovice;whetherit’sgravellytopdressingorturf,each

bucketfularriveswithamazingprecision.

Andyinthediggerandthepathsnakingback.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

Isetupmycameratorecord

atime-lapsesequenceandsit

downforawhile.It’sgoing

totakeoneframeevery

secondforabouthalfan

hourandautomaticallystitch

themtogether.

Acoupleofwell-laden

walkerscomedownthepath

andcommentthattheylike

whatI’mdoing.Notme,I

reply,I’mnotbuildingthe

path,I’mjusttakingphotos.

Yes,you,theysay.We’ve

seenyourphotosinthe

Bothy.Andyourecognised

me?Yes,fromtheselfieinthe

lochlastweek!Crikey,Chris

Goodmandidn’twasteany

timeprintingthatone;I’ll

havetodropbytheBothyon

mywayback.

Iwrapitupafterlunch,and

realisethatthismightbemy

lasttripforawhile.AndI’m

notrelieved;Iamactuallya

littlesad.I’vethoroughly

enjoyedmypartinthis

project.Thepathworkers

havebeenagreatbunch;

goodcompany;colourful

characterswithstoriestotell.

I’mpleasedtohavemet

them;it’sbeenaprivilege.

Thepathdoesstillhavea

longwaytogo,butprogress

isgoodandit’salready

makingavaluable

contribution.

Precisionworkwiththedigger.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

12thJune201712thJune2017"SoManyViewsofSuilven""SoManyViewsofSuilven"byMandyHaggith,DirectorofAssyntFoundationbyMandyHaggith,DirectorofAssyntFoundation

OverthetwelveyearssincethelocalcommunityhasownedGlencanispLodge,withitssplendidviews

ofSuilven,Ihaverunseventeenretreatweeksforcreativewriters.Everyoneoftheparticipantsfallsin

lovewiththemountainandithasinspirednoendofwonderfulwriting.Evenpeoplewhohavenot

writtenpoetrysinceschooldaysfindthemselvescomingbackfromawalkwiththewordsofanewpoem

ringingintheirears.ItellthemthattheAssyntlandscapeislitteredwithverse–NormanMacCaigfound

manyofthegoodones,butthereareanyamountofnewpoemsoutthere,waitingforunsuspecting

poetstotripoverthemandbringthemhome.

MacCaig’sclassicpoem,‘ClimbingSuilven’isengravedonastoneatthestartofthewalkfromInver

Kirkaiguptherivertowardsthemountain,justunderthebookshop,Achins,whereyoucanbuyhis

collectedpoems!

Inodandnodtomyownshadowandthrust

Amountaindownanddown.

Betweenmyfeetalochshinesinthebrown,

Itssilverpapercrinkledandedgedwithrust.

MylungssayNo;

Butdownanddownthistreadmillhillmustgo.

In‘MomentsMusicalinAssynt’,hecomparesallthemountainstomusic.

Amountainisasortofmusic:theme

Andcounterthemedisplacedinairamongst

Theirownvariations….

Heclimaxeswiththis:

Ilistenwithmyeyesandseethroughthat

Mellifluousdinofshapesmymasterpiece

Ofmasterpieces:

Onesandstonechordthatholdsuptimeinspace–SforzandoSuilvenrearedonhisgroundbass.

OneoftheregularvisitorstothewritingretreatshasbeenColinWill,apoetbasedinDunbarwhoisa

ZenBuddhistandmuchinspiredbyorientalartistictraditions.WehavetalkedalotaboutSuilvenasa

sourceofart,andwonderwhetherasScotland’siconicmountainitcouldeverachievetheglobalstatus

ofMountFiji.

ThereisaclassicseriesofprintsbytheJapaneseartist,Hokkusai,called’36ViewsofMountFiji’.

Suilvenclearlydeservesitsownsimilartribute,andoneyearwehadtheperfectopportunity.ColinWill’s

72ndbirthdayfellduringoneoftheretreats.IntheChinesetradition,72isahugelysignificantage.

Mostofuswillbefamiliarwiththefactthat12-yearcyclesareimportantandeachyearit’stheyearofa

differentanimal,inacycleof12animals.SointheChinesesystemour12th,24th,36th,48thand60th

birthdaysareintheyearofourbirthanimal.Our72ndbirthdaycompletesthe6thcycleandistheage

atwhichwebecomeofficiallyasage.

SotocelebrateColin’scoming-of-age-of-a-sagealloftheretreatparticipantscomposedpoemsabout

Suilven,andIaddedtoitallthepoemsIhavegatheredovertheyears,andweachieved’72Viewsof

Suilven’.Infactwehadafewspare–itwasmorelike92viewsofSuilven!

Ifthisishowpoetsreacttothemountain,Ihavenodoubtthatpainters,photographers,sculpters,

musiciansandotherartistswouldproduceequivalentriches.

Pleaseshareyourswithme(hag@mandyhaggith.net).Oneday,ourmountainwillbeontheglobalmap

torivalFujiasamountainoussourceofartisticinspiration.

Aboveandoppositepage:Suilven–inspiringpoets,painters,photographersandmore.Photos©ChrisGoodman.

Everythingisperfect,Everythingisperfect,byJohnBolland:byJohnBolland:

Climbingsteadily,steadily,

therecomesapointwhenhebecomesaware

ofsilence.

Turningthen

togazebackdownthesteepnessofthetalus,

acrossthecnocandlochanmuir

hecanstillheartheRiverInverroaring,

stillhearGlenCanisp’scuckoosclowninginthewood

thepeeppeepofabuzzardchickbeneaththeCaistel,

thewind,thetrickleoftheburn.

Anditcomestohimthatsilenceishisown.

Opposite:ArowantakingrootbythesideofLochanLeòthaid.Photo©ChrisGoodman.

16thJune201716thJune2017"TheStartofSomething""TheStartofSomething"

byChrisGoodman,PathProjectOfficerfortheJohnMuirTrustbyChrisGoodman,PathProjectOfficerfortheJohnMuirTrust

Afterfouryearsof

preparationIcan’tbelieve

thepathworkonSuilven

hasflownbysoquickly.

ArranFootpathshavenow

finishedthisyear’sworkon

thehighersectionsof

SuilvenwhileA.C.T.

Heritagearehalfway

throughtheirworkonthe

lowerpath.

Itfeelslikeit’sallwhizzed

byinastormofactivity

andactionbutthat’squite

oftenthewaywithpath

work–oncecontractors

areonsiteit’sallhandson

deckandaracetothe

finish.Butit’salsofeltlike

arealprivilegetobe

involvedwiththewhole

processandspendmore

timeoutthere,gettingto

knowSuilven.

Spendingmoretimelower

downonSuilvenI’ve

noticedthingsthatI’vejust

walkedpastbefore,chiff

chaffssingingfromtrees

nearthestartofthepath,

primrosesandfoxglovesin

flowerabitfurtheralong,

birch,rowan,willowand

aspengrowingfrom

inaccessibleledgesand

gulliesandMerlincalling

flyingovertheBealach.

It’seasytomissthesethingswhensummitfevergripsyoubutseeingandhearingthewildlifearound

Suilvenhasopenedmyeyestohowmuchmoreisoutthere.Oldlongdeadpinerootsnearthepath

alsoremindmehowmuchmorelifehaslivedoutthereinthepastandhowmuchmorecouldlivethere

now.

Whiletheoldpinerootsdiedandgotburiedinpeatthousandsofyearsagoastheclimatechanged,

nowadaystheabsenceofwoodlandismoredowntohumanintervention.However,thepresenceof

treeswhereverthereisaledgeoragullythatgivesthemprotectionfromherbivoresgivesmehopethat

withappropriatemanagementournativewoodlandandallthespeciesthatliveinitcouldslowlycome

back.

ThestartofthewalkouttoSuilventakesyouthroughthenewlyplantedareaaroundGlencanispLodge.

I’vebeenwatchingoverthelastseveralmonthsasthefencewentupandtheseedlings–oak,hazel,

birch,rowan,alderandmore–havebeensteadilyplanted.It’lltakeawhilebutit’sthestartof

somethingandasIcontinuetoventureouttoSuilvenIlookforwardtowatchingthetreesgrow,the

woodlanddevelopandmyriadbirdsreturnandfindahomethere.

Below:SchoolchildrenfromLochinverPrimaryhelpingtoplantthenew

woodlandatGlencanisp.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

Opposite:Thecumulativeimpactof

allourfootprintsonthewayto

Suilven.Photo©ChrisGoodman.

27thJune201727thJune2017"Footprints""Footprints"byMandyHaggith,DirectorofAssyntFoundationbyMandyHaggith,DirectorofAssyntFoundation

AsIclimbupintothehills,alongpathsliketheoneupSuilven,I’msureI’mnottheonlyonetoreflectnot

onlyonmyliteralfootprints,butalsoonmywiderimpactsontheworld.There’ssomethingaboutgetting

outintonaturethathelpsusponderthebigquestions.AsIlookdownacrossthesplendidAssynt

landscape-acnocan-lochantapestrystuddedwithjewels–Ifeelclosertotheearthanddon’twant

anythingtodamageit.

Abigwalkgivesustimetothinkthingsthrough,toshapedirectionswewillpursuewhenwereturnto

normallife,toclarifyouraspirationsandworkoutournextsteps.Ideallywehavetimeinthedayto

achieveastateofanimalsimplicity,simplymovingourbodiesandusingalloursensestoobservewhat

weencounter–thetextureoflichens,thesoundofaptarmigan,thepineapple(orisitcoconut?)

fragranceofgorsewaftingupfromGlencanisponawarmbreeze,andthetasteofthechocolatebar

rewardatthesummit.

Ourimpactsonearthfeellessonsuchdays–wearen’tdriving,we’reprobablymakingminimaluseof

gadgetsandarecarryingtheminimalamountofstuff.Weeatsimplefoodanddrinkwaterfromarain-

fedsparklingburn.Wepackupoursandwichandbiscuitwrappersandtakethembackdownthe

mountain,leavingonlyfootprintsbehindus.

Ofcourse,overtime,thecumulativeimpactofallofourfootprintsaddsuptosomething.Thepathup

Suilvenhaseroded.Rarebryophytesonthenorthsideofthemountainbecomethreatenedbytheever-

wideningbraidoftracks.Andthisdamageiscurrentlybeingrepaired.

Nothingwedomakesnoimpactat

all.Ihaveafriendwhoisfondof

sayingthattheonlywaytohave

noimpactistobedead.Butwe

can,andweneedtobe,conscious

ofourimpactsandtrywherewe

cantokeepourfootprintsaslight

aspossible.

TheNorthCoast500routehas

madeahugeincreaseinthe

numberofroadmilesbeingdriven

inourarea,andtheirfossilfuel

emissionsmusthaveincreased

accordingly.ButIliketohopethat

manyofthesevisitorshavecome

hereandclimbedSuilvenorthe

othermountains,pushing

themselvesbypureanimalmuscle-

powertothespectacularview

manyhundredsofmetresabove

sealevel,insteadofjettingoff

thousandsofmetresupintheskyin

anaeroplanetosomedistant

clime.Ifso,theyhaveprobably

usedlessfossilfuelasaresult.And

hopefullytheywillhavebeen

inspiredbythisgloriouspartofthe

planetandcomedownthehillwith

arenewedcommitmenttolivinga

moreenvironmentallyfriendlylife.

Hopefullyitallbalancesout.

Onething’sforsure.Oncethe

pathworkiscomplete,yourliteral

footprintsupSuilvenwillmake

muchlessimpactthantheywould

havemadebefore.

Thinkingmorebroadly,ofcoursetherepairworkitselfhasanenvironmentalimpact:rockhasbeen

quarriedandliftedinbyhelicopter,andmachineshavebeenburningfuel.Evenrepairing

environmentaldamageleavesafootprint.AssyntFoundationistryingtodoourbit–wehavesolar

panelsonGlencanispLodgeroofandahydro-electricityprojectinourplans.Butofcourse,wehave

vehiclesandheatingsystemstoo.

Above:Thepathworkhasanimpacttoobutoncetheworkiscomplete

vegetationcanbegintorecoveronthegroundadjacenttothepath.Photo©

ChrisPuddephatt.

Opposite:LookingacrosstheAssyntlandscapeandfeelingclosertotheearth.

Photo©ChrisGoodman.

10thJuly201710thJuly2017"Reflections""Reflections"byChrisGoodman,PathProjectOfficerfortheJohnMuirTrustbyChrisGoodman,PathProjectOfficerfortheJohnMuirTrust

15yearsagoIwroteapostcardtomyparentsfromTorridonwhereIwasworkingforapathteamatthe

time.Thecardread,‘whentheweatherisgoodtherecanbefewbetterwaystospendadaythandoing

pathworkonahillintheNorthWestHighlands’.

SincethenI’veshiftedrollstoprojectmanagingpathworkandammoreoftenofficebasedthanouton

thehillbutoverthelastfewmonthsAndy,Mark,Scott,Donald,Alec,Shirkie,JohnnyandRabhave

beendoingwhatIusedtodo–walkingmilesoutontothehill,toilingawaydayafterday,shifting

tonnesofrocksandsoil,buildingaruggedmountainpathusingtechnicalunderstandingandanartistic

naturebasedcreativitytomakeitlook‘right’,tomakeitlookliketheirworkbelongsonthesideofa

Scottishhill.

Johnnyenjoyingtheviewfromtheworksite.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

There’sadifferentperspectiveontheworldfromupthere,awayfromthemanmadelandscapeandall

ofourmaterialpossessions,adifferentperspectiveonwhoyouare,ofyourplaceintheworldandon

life.I’veneverfeltasaliveaswhenI’moutinthehillsandlifehasnevermademoresensethanwhen

viewedfromhighuponasummit,infact,it’sonlyeverreallymadesensefromupthereandImissthose

dayswhenitwaswhereIworked.

Adifferentperspectiveontheworld.Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

ReflectingonSuilven.Photo©ChrisGoodman.

14thJuly201714thJuly2017"NearlyThere…""NearlyThere…"

byChrisGoodman,PathProjectOfficerfortheJohnMuirTrustbyChrisGoodman,PathProjectOfficerfortheJohnMuirTrust

It’sbeenabusyfewmonths

onSuilvenbutthepathwork

forthisyearisnowdrawingto

aclose.

SinceApril,twopath

contractors,10staffanda

helicopterhaveallbeen

involvedinmovinghundreds

oftonnesofmaterialsaround

toimprovetheSuilvenpath.

Whatwasonceatrampled

routeacrossboggyground,

upto30mwideinplaces,is

nowarobustbutnatural

lookingpaththatyoucan

walkwithoutsinkingupto

yourkneesin.

Theworkhasbeen

undertakenaspartofthe

Coigach&AssyntLiving

LandscapePartnership(CALLP)

Schemewiththeaimof

haltingtheongoinglossof

vegetationanderosionofsoil

alongthepathline.Asthere

wasnoreal‘path’assuchto

Suilven,justanevolvedroute

acrossthemoorland,thishas

involvedsubstantialworkto

layaproperpathsurface

whichwalkerswilluseand

wanttostickto.

A.C.T.Heritagebusyshiftingmaterialstoconstructthepath.

Photo©ChrisPuddephatt.

ContractorsA.C.T.HeritageandArranFootpathshavedoneanexcellentjobofconstructingthepath

andstabilisingsteepmobileground.TheworkhasmadeahugedifferenceandthewalkouttoSuilvenis

muchnicernowthatyoudon’thavetopickyourwaythroughpeathagsanddeeppuddles.Thesecond

phaseoftheworkwillbecarriedoutovertheSpringandSummerof2018whichwillseethepathtothe

footofSuilvencompletedandfurtherworktostabilisesomeofthesteeploosegrounduptotheridge.

Thepathafterworkhasbeen

completedandbeforethe

projectbegan.

Photos©ChrisGoodman.

8thAugust20178thAugust2017"OnAge""OnAge"byMandyHaggith,DirectorofAssyntFoundationbyMandyHaggith,DirectorofAssyntFoundation

InAssyntweareveryproudthatourmountain,Suilven,hasastarringroleinanewfeaturefilm,Edie

themaincharacterofwhichisan80-somethingwomanplayedbySheilaHancock.Inalovelyinterview

intheHeraldshemakesoutthatthisisasomewhatsenioragetobetrottingupmountains,but

comparedtotheancientrocksunderherfeet,it’snothing.

InmylongpoemaboutSuilven,Iwrote:

‘Themountainappearsancientthismorning

butthisisanillusion

causedbyourscurrying,fleeting

shortnessoftimeandtenacity…

Suilvenisayoungsofty,

hard-headedperhaps,butmostly

justdustwashedup,

agrandmudpack,

amightysandcastle.’

Below:Suilvenatsunrise.Photo©ChrisGoodman.

Opposite:What’sleftofSuilvenaftera

billionyears.Photo©ChrisGoodman.

Suilvenisabillionyearsold,butthatmakesitayoungstercomparedtotheLewisiangneissonwhichit

sits!ThebedrockofgneissthatrufflesoutacrossAssyntisamongtheoldestrocksonearth,morethan3

billionyearsold,olderthanrecognisablelife.Itisametamorphicrock,formeddeepwithintheearth’s

crustwheremineralswereundergreatpressure.Youcanseetheresultingbeautifulpatterns,swirlsof

pinkandblack,inmanyplacesinAssynt.

Overthatfoundation,grittysandstonelayersbuiltupovermillionsofyearsasparticlesofstoneeroded

fromamassive,long-vanishedmountainrange(outinwhatisnowtheAtlantic),flowingdownriversto

bedepositedinlakes.Thesesedimentsgraduallybecamesandstone.Aroundabillionyearsago,the

resultingsandstonedepositswereincrediblythick:theywereonceashighastheHimalayasaretoday.

Isn’titamazingtothinkthatAssyntusedtobecoveredbysevenoreightkilometresofrock?Mostofthis

hasinturnbeenerodedaway,bywind,waterandice,sonowonlythelittlestumpsoftheAssynt

mountainsremain.

Mostofthebiggermountainshaveacapofquartzite,whichishalfasyoungagain,amerehalfa

billionyearsold,andthesecapshelpedthemountainstoresistsomeoftheerosive,sculptingpowerof

ice.ButSuilvendoesnot.Itcanthereforeclaimtohavetheoldestsummit.

Theseancientrocksarewhatourintrepidpathbuildershavebeenworkingwith.Spareathought,if

you’reoutthereonthepath,thatthejourneyupthemountaintraversesbillionsofyears.Fromthat

perspective,thewalkinmaynotseemquitesolong–whatareafewhours?

AndfromthebeallachorthesummitofSuilven,perhapsyouwillhaveadeeperunderstandingofJohn

Playfair’swords:‘themindseemedtogrowgiddybylookingsofarintotheabyssoftime.’

Andy Mark Scott

Alec Donald Johnny

Rab ChrisPuddephatt ChrisGoodman

AhugethankstoeveryoneinvolvedintheprojectespeciallyAndy,Mark,Scott,Alec,Donald,Shirkie,Johnny,Rab,SimonandRoughiefordoingallthehardwork.

Thispageandoppositepage,photos©ChrisPuddephatt.

TheCALLPartnershipTheCALLPartnership

TheCoigach&AssyntLivingLandscapePartnershipSchemeisaHeritageLotteryFundedproject

comprising14Partnerorganisations,ofwhichtheScottishWildlifeTrustistheleadpartner.The

Partnershipcomprisescommunityland-owners,communityinterestgroups,charitableland-owners,

privateland-ownersandcharitablemembershiporganisations.CollectivelythesePartnersare

committedtodeliveringaSchemecomprising28individualprojectsover5yearstoSeptember2021.

TheAssyntFoundationTheAssyntFoundation

SuilvenispartoftheGlencanispEstate,whichalongwithDrumrunie,wasboughtbyAssynt

Foundation,acharitablecommunitycompany,in2005.Thiswasthefirsttimethatacommunitywas

grantedtherighttobuylandundertheScottishLandReformAct.AssyntFoundationaimstosteward

thelandonbehalfoflocalpeopleandtoprovideenvironmental,socialandeconomicbenefitstothe

area.

TheJohnMuirTrustTheJohnMuirTrust

TheTrustisaconservationcharitydedicatedtoprotectingandenhancingwildplaces.Whilenotrue

wildernessexistsinScotlandtherearestillspectacularlandscapesfreefromlargescaledevelopments

wherepeoplecangotoenjoyandconnectwithnature.Byprotectingtheseplaces,workingtorestore

theirnaturalhabitatsandhelpingconnectpeoplewiththemtheTrustaimstocreatehealthier

ecosystemswherenatureandpeoplecanflourish.

Ahugethankstoallthepartnersandfunders...Ahugethankstoallthepartnersandfunders...

Oppositeandfollowingpage,photos©ChrisPuddephatt.