Talk 'Putting Aspen on the Map in Strathspey’ a great success.

28th November 2007

The group’s November public meeting in Strathspey, an illustrated talk by John Parrott on aspen in our district was a great success. Consequently thanks to a further offer from John we hope to arrange a repeat for members of the public in Badenoch in January. Aspen is one of our most remarkable tree and supports a wealth of rare and interesting wildlife. Beavers, the aspen hoverfly, the aspen bracket fungus, some little known lichens and the rare dark bordered beauty moth where just a few of the species mentioned in John Parrott’s talk that focussed on mapping aspen stands as a step towards conserving rare aspen dependant species. This winter a number of members are planning to help with this Scottish Native Woods aspen recording project in our district.

To find more about the project on protecting aspen in Strathspey follow the link to the Scottish Native Woods website.