Rare mountain plants to be restored at popular Munro

Work has begun to restore some of Scotland’s rarest mountain plants at Ben Lui Nature Reserve in the southern Highlands. Preparations are underway to plant hundreds of woolly and downy willow saplings in a remote area near the popular Munro. The species are among Scotland’s most threatened alpine plants and have declined due to grazing pressure and climate change. Conservation teams hope the replanting will help stabilise fragile habitats and support wider upland biodiversity, with careful site management planned to protect the young plants as they establish.