the european nature trust

The European Nature Trust is dedicated to the protection and restoration of the last remaining wilderness and wild areas in Europe.

The European Nature Trust (TENT) is committed to the protection and restoration of threatened wilderness, wild habitats and the wildlife living within them.

In parallel with raising awareness through Youth Education and Outreach programmes, TENT is committed to making practical and financial contributions to ensuring that Europe’s rich biodiversity will be preserved for future generations. We seek to generate support for well founded initiatives across Europe, and to initiate the Trust’s own projects to achieve these goals.

paul listerFounder, The European Nature Trust

The European Nature Trust (TENT) is committed to the protection and restoration of threatened wilderness, wild habitats and the wildlife living within them.

In parallel with raising awareness through Youth Education and Outreach programmes, TENT is committed to making practical and financial contributions to ensuring that Europe’s rich biodiversity will be preserved for future generations. We seek to generate support for well founded initiatives across Europe, and to initiate the Trust’s own projects to achieve these goals.

paul listerFounder, The European Nature Trust

Wilderness is defined as a substantial area virtually untouched by the hand of man, lacking human infrastructure, where natural habitat and process remain almost wholly intact.

Wild areas by contrast are smaller, more fragmented and have undergone a greater degree of modification from grazing and forestry practice.

Wilderness and wild areas have unique biodiversity benefits, harbouring a range of key species that depend on remoter, more intact habitat. They often support substantial gene pools and offer potential for species to adapt or migrate in the face of climate change. They can also play a significant role in addressing climate change: enabling flood mitigation,

pollution alleviation and carbon sequestration – with undisturbed forest and wetlands having substantially greater carbon storage capacity than their managed counterparts.

More generally, they can bring significant economic, social and cultural benefits to local communities, landholders and society as a whole, particularly in remoter districts where sustainable livelihoods are less in evidence.

Perhaps their greatest and most intangible benefit lies in their intrinsic value: the aesthetic and spiritual qualities unique to wildness, together with the sense of awareness, of place, peace and belonging that it can provide.

toby aykroydTrustee, The European Nature Trust; Founder, Wild Europe; Trustee, BBC Wildlife Fund

Wilderness is defined as a substantial area virtually untouched by the hand of man, lacking human infrastructure, where natural habitat and process remain almost wholly intact.

Wild areas by contrast are smaller, more fragmented and have undergone a greater degree of modification from grazing and forestry practice.

Wilderness and wild areas have unique biodiversity benefits, harbouring a range of key species that depend on remoter, more intact habitat. They often support substantial gene pools and offer potential for species to adapt or migrate in the face of climate change. They can also play a significant role in addressing climate change: enabling flood mitigation,

pollution alleviation and carbon sequestration – with undisturbed forest and wetlands having substantially greater carbon storage capacity than their managed counterparts.

More generally, they can bring significant economic, social and cultural benefits to local communities, landholders and society as a whole, particularly in remoter districts where sustainable livelihoods are less in evidence.

Perhaps their greatest and most intangible benefit lies in their intrinsic value: the aesthetic and spiritual qualities unique to wildness, together with the sense of awareness, of place, peace and belonging that it can provide.

toby aykroydTrustee, The European Nature Trust; Founder, Wild Europe; Trustee, BBC Wildlife Fund

Areas of Activity

‘A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy.’john sawhill (former President/CEO of the Nature Conservancy)

06 habitat09 An Eden Lost10 An Eden to Protect13 Preservation17 Restoration

18 species21 The Scottish Wildcat23 Red Squirrels25 A Wider Focus26 Dedicated Project Analysis

32 education

36 partner organisations

42 current research initiatives

44 operating principles

Areas of Activity

‘A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy.’john sawhill (former President/CEO of the Nature Conservancy)

06 habitat09 An Eden Lost10 An Eden to Protect13 Preservation17 Restoration

18 species21 The Scottish Wildcat23 Red Squirrels25 A Wider Focus26 Dedicated Project Analysis

32 education

36 partner organisations

42 current research initiatives

44 operating principles

It is estimated that thirteen million hectares of primary forests in the world are lost or modified each year. In Europe, TENT focuses on raising awareness and developing policy to ensure the protection of some of the last great wild areas such as the Carpathians.

Where widespread degradation has already occurred, in areas such as the Scottish Highlands, TENT will channel its efforts and resources towards adoption of innovative and scientifically developed restoration policies so that selected regions may support healthy, intact ecosystems once more.

Habitat:

‘Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.’ native cree prophecy

It is estimated that thirteen million hectares of primary forests in the world are lost or modified each year. In Europe, TENT focuses on raising awareness and developing policy to ensure the protection of some of the last great wild areas such as the Carpathians.

Where widespread degradation has already occurred, in areas such as the Scottish Highlands, TENT will channel its efforts and resources towards adoption of innovative and scientifically developed restoration policies so that selected regions may support healthy, intact ecosystems once more.

Habitat:

‘Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.’ native cree prophecy

Habitat:An Eden Lost – Restoration of the Scottish Caledonian Pine Forest

Whilst lower reaches of river systems enjoy the economic benefits of angling tourism, they would not exist without a healthy upper river;

this is where migratory fish spawn and new generations of nearly every riparian species

begin their life cycles.

As well as habitat degeneration, large scale hydro schemes and excessive commercial

sea fishing has contributed to river system deterioration.

Woodlands improve shelter and food supply for native species, and act as a natural flood

barrier. This leads to better survival of young fish and socio-economic circumstances within the local community are improved through increased

angling and eco-tourism.

Caledonian Pine forest is of great conservation importance as it supports some of the UK’s rarest species, including capercaillie, Scottish crossbill, wildcat, red squirrel and pine marten. Scotland’s native Caledonian Pine forest, which once covered an expanse of 1.5 million hectares, has been drastically reduced to just 16,000 hectares.

On its 10,000 hectare test site at the Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the Scottish Highlands, TENT is raising awareness, demonstrating ‘knowledge to action’ principles and encouraging landowners to prioritize restoration of these forests.

Similarly, innovative plans have been implemented for the recovery of the river zonesthat have became totally degraded by overgrazing and bank erosion over the past 150 years.

Habitat:An Eden Lost – Restoration of the Scottish Caledonian Pine Forest

Whilst lower reaches of river systems enjoy the economic benefits of angling tourism, they would not exist without a healthy upper river;

this is where migratory fish spawn and new generations of nearly every riparian species

begin their life cycles.

As well as habitat degeneration, large scale hydro schemes and excessive commercial

sea fishing has contributed to river system deterioration.

Woodlands improve shelter and food supply for native species, and act as a natural flood

barrier. This leads to better survival of young fish and socio-economic circumstances within the local community are improved through increased

angling and eco-tourism.

Caledonian Pine forest is of great conservation importance as it supports some of the UK’s rarest species, including capercaillie, Scottish crossbill, wildcat, red squirrel and pine marten. Scotland’s native Caledonian Pine forest, which once covered an expanse of 1.5 million hectares, has been drastically reduced to just 16,000 hectares.

On its 10,000 hectare test site at the Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the Scottish Highlands, TENT is raising awareness, demonstrating ‘knowledge to action’ principles and encouraging landowners to prioritize restoration of these forests.

Similarly, innovative plans have been implemented for the recovery of the river zonesthat have became totally degraded by overgrazing and bank erosion over the past 150 years.

The Carpathian Mountains remain a refuge for a huge range of spectacular animal and plant life: Europe’s “Yellowstone” or “Serengeti”. In order to conserve a landscape that still remains relatively intact, it is necessary to urgently address the imminent threat to these forests; by contrast, the Scottish Highlands represent a stark reminder of how much can be lost if these Carpathian forests are destroyed. TENT is committed to conserving Carpathia’s natural environment by supporting projects and raising awareness in order to provide rapid protection of its priceless wild landscape and biodiversity before it is too late.

An Eden to Protect:Carpathia

‘If we do not permit the Earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food either.’joseph woodkrutch

The Carpathian Mountains remain a refuge for a huge range of spectacular animal and plant life: Europe’s “Yellowstone” or “Serengeti”. In order to conserve a landscape that still remains relatively intact, it is necessary to urgently address the imminent threat to these forests; by contrast, the Scottish Highlands represent a stark reminder of how much can be lost if these Carpathian forests are destroyed. TENT is committed to conserving Carpathia’s natural environment by supporting projects and raising awareness in order to provide rapid protection of its priceless wild landscape and biodiversity before it is too late.

An Eden to Protect:Carpathia

‘If we do not permit the Earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food either.’joseph woodkrutch

Habitat:Preservation

A study by Greenpeace revealed that there are only two areas in Europe remaining that have over 50,000ha of unspoiled forests - one of

them being Retezat National Park in Romania.

The Carpathian Mountains stretch across Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary. They are home to Europe’s largest area of old growth forests, boasting over half the continent’s population of bears, wolves and lynx.

Since the fall of communism, land ownership reforms have greatly increased both legal and illegal logging, destroying large areas of untouched habitat for mammals, birds, reptilians and amphibians. With restitution of former estates, many landowners are interested in selling their land; TENT is now seeking philanthropic and institutional funding to safeguard large tracts of forests and other wild areas.

Habitat:Preservation

A study by Greenpeace revealed that there are only two areas in Europe remaining that have over 50,000ha of unspoiled forests - one of

them being Retezat National Park in Romania.

The Carpathian Mountains stretch across Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary. They are home to Europe’s largest area of old growth forests, boasting over half the continent’s population of bears, wolves and lynx.

Since the fall of communism, land ownership reforms have greatly increased both legal and illegal logging, destroying large areas of untouched habitat for mammals, birds, reptilians and amphibians. With restitution of former estates, many landowners are interested in selling their land; TENT is now seeking philanthropic and institutional funding to safeguard large tracts of forests and other wild areas.

Conservation International estimates that up to 50% of species will become extinct due to habitat destruction alone between the years 2000 and 2050, at a rate of one every 20 minutes.

conservation internationalStop The Clock Campaign

Conservation International estimates that up to 50% of species will become extinct due to habitat destruction alone between the years 2000 and 2050, at a rate of one every 20 minutes.

conservation internationalStop The Clock Campaign

The restoration of degraded and fragmented habitats is essential to the future survival of key wildlife species.

In Scotland, TENT has seed funded a Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Trust initiative to identify solutions to the crucial issue of upper tributary habitat degradation.

Building on cooperation between landowners, conservationists, Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage, TENT has donated funds that have enabled a £1.5 million project which will see the planting of mixed tree species on an area of over 50 kilometres of riverbank.

This will dramatically enrich the biodiversity of the tributaries, improving spawning and feeding grounds for native fish, and providing natural barriers from flooding. Whilst lower stretches of river systems enjoy the economic benefits of angling, they would not exist without a healthy upper river.

Habitat:Restoration

Riverbank zones provide optimum habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and aquatic species. They also act as natural filters for clean water.

Newly created woodlands will improve shelter and feed supply for native species, act as a

natural flood barrier and lead to better survival of young fish. Socio-economic circumstances within local communities will be improved through increased angling and eco-tourism.

The restoration of degraded and fragmented habitats is essential to the future survival of key wildlife species.

In Scotland, TENT has seed funded a Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Trust initiative to identify solutions to the crucial issue of upper tributary habitat degradation.

Building on cooperation between landowners, conservationists, Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage, TENT has donated funds that have enabled a £1.5 million project which will see the planting of mixed tree species on an area of over 50 kilometres of riverbank.

This will dramatically enrich the biodiversity of the tributaries, improving spawning and feeding grounds for native fish, and providing natural barriers from flooding. Whilst lower stretches of river systems enjoy the economic benefits of angling, they would not exist without a healthy upper river.

Habitat:Restoration

Riverbank zones provide optimum habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and aquatic species. They also act as natural filters for clean water.

Newly created woodlands will improve shelter and feed supply for native species, act as a

natural flood barrier and lead to better survival of young fish. Socio-economic circumstances within local communities will be improved through increased angling and eco-tourism.

The protection of species is intrinsically linked with restoring and preserving the habitats they require to survive, involving the healthy functioning of intact ecosystems of undisturbed forest and wetlands. The importance of viable species populations in our environment is paramount. Sadly, these precious species, and the habitats that exist to support them, have either disappeared or are fast doing so.

Species:

The European bison (Wisent) once roamed the great temperate forest that stretched from the British Isles, through most of Europe and into Siberia. Today, their population stands at just 1400.

The protection of species is intrinsically linked with restoring and preserving the habitats they require to survive, involving the healthy functioning of intact ecosystems of undisturbed forest and wetlands. The importance of viable species populations in our environment is paramount. Sadly, these precious species, and the habitats that exist to support them, have either disappeared or are fast doing so.

Species:

The European bison (Wisent) once roamed the great temperate forest that stretched from the British Isles, through most of Europe and into Siberia. Today, their population stands at just 1400.

Species:The Scottish Wildcat

Nicknamed the ‘Tiger of the Highlands’, they are a larger sub species of the European

Wildcat and are more heavily camouflaged.

The Scottish Wildcat is unique to the British Isles; there are now less than 400 left in the wild.

To ensure that this iconic felid is protected in our ecosystem and population numbers restored, TENT is researching methods to identify the most suitable way of extending the wildcat’s range. Initiatives include a captive breeding-for-release program, conducting research on remaining populations in the wild and prioritizing in-the-field conservation work with our partner, Oxford University’s WildCRU.

Species:The Scottish Wildcat

Nicknamed the ‘Tiger of the Highlands’, they are a larger sub species of the European

Wildcat and are more heavily camouflaged.

The Scottish Wildcat is unique to the British Isles; there are now less than 400 left in the wild.

To ensure that this iconic felid is protected in our ecosystem and population numbers restored, TENT is researching methods to identify the most suitable way of extending the wildcat’s range. Initiatives include a captive breeding-for-release program, conducting research on remaining populations in the wild and prioritizing in-the-field conservation work with our partner, Oxford University’s WildCRU.

Species:Reintroducing and Sustaining Red Squirrel Populations

Scotland retains 75% of the UK’s red squirrel population, with the Highlands being a key area

for their distribution and survival.

Red squirrels are being outcompeted by the grey squirrel, particularly as they contract parapox disease, which grey squirrels carry but do not

suffer from.

Natural land barriers have prevented the grey squirrel from spreading into the north

Highlands, making it an ideal conservation area to regenerate the red squirrel population.

With only approximately 140,000 red squirrels remaining in the UK compared to over 2.5 million of the invasive, and more destructive, grey species, the red squirrel is in decline and could very soon become extinct.

TENT is working to establish habitat corridors in Northern Scotland, and is assessing the impact of any changes that connecting woodlands would have on existing populations. Modeling the current and future genetic viability of red squirrel populations enables us to measure requirements for a reintroduction programme, targeted at strengthening the species and contributing to their continued survival.

Species:Reintroducing and Sustaining Red Squirrel Populations

Scotland retains 75% of the UK’s red squirrel population, with the Highlands being a key area

for their distribution and survival.

Red squirrels are being outcompeted by the grey squirrel, particularly as they contract parapox disease, which grey squirrels carry but do not

suffer from.

Natural land barriers have prevented the grey squirrel from spreading into the north

Highlands, making it an ideal conservation area to regenerate the red squirrel population.

With only approximately 140,000 red squirrels remaining in the UK compared to over 2.5 million of the invasive, and more destructive, grey species, the red squirrel is in decline and could very soon become extinct.

TENT is working to establish habitat corridors in Northern Scotland, and is assessing the impact of any changes that connecting woodlands would have on existing populations. Modeling the current and future genetic viability of red squirrel populations enables us to measure requirements for a reintroduction programme, targeted at strengthening the species and contributing to their continued survival.

Species:A Wider Focus

In Europe alone, the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) estimates there are currently 2,066 species vulnerable or seriously at risk. Europe still has viable populations of large carnivores such as wolf, bear, lynx and wolverine, whose habitats face destruction. Yet few Europeans realise the wealth of natural heritage on their own doorstep, nor how much of our remaining wild areas are imminently at risk.

As well as TENT’s current programme of work, of utmost importance are future plans to save key species in Europe that are threatened with extinction, for example the Iberian Lynx. We will work alongside our partners to raise awareness amongst both local and wider communities as to the benefits of species reintroduction and habitat preservation and restoration.

The Iberian lynx preys predominantly on the native European rabbit, which is well

adapted to the harsh dry climate of Spain and Portugal. However the rabbit population has been decimated by two diseases- myxomatosis

and viral hemorrhagic pneumonia which arrived in the 1980s. While the death rates

from both diseases are falling, habitat loss and increases in other predator species such as foxes, mongoose and genets are impeding

recovery of the rabbit population.

Species:A Wider Focus

In Europe alone, the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) estimates there are currently 2,066 species vulnerable or seriously at risk. Europe still has viable populations of large carnivores such as wolf, bear, lynx and wolverine, whose habitats face destruction. Yet few Europeans realise the wealth of natural heritage on their own doorstep, nor how much of our remaining wild areas are imminently at risk.

As well as TENT’s current programme of work, of utmost importance are future plans to save key species in Europe that are threatened with extinction, for example the Iberian Lynx. We will work alongside our partners to raise awareness amongst both local and wider communities as to the benefits of species reintroduction and habitat preservation and restoration.

The Iberian lynx preys predominantly on the native European rabbit, which is well

adapted to the harsh dry climate of Spain and Portugal. However the rabbit population has been decimated by two diseases- myxomatosis

and viral hemorrhagic pneumonia which arrived in the 1980s. While the death rates

from both diseases are falling, habitat loss and increases in other predator species such as foxes, mongoose and genets are impeding

recovery of the rabbit population.

Species:Dedicated Project Analysis

The additional ‘species’ projects detailed here are but a few of those to which TENT has also already committed funds or other support.

The fold-out also highlights a small selection of the key flora and fauna to be found, but all too often under threat, within Europe’s last remaining wilderness areas.

beaver reintroduction:Working in partnership with Scottish Wildlife Trust, TENT has contributed to the Scottish Beaver reintroduction programme, essential to restoration of healthily functioning wetlands and riparian ecosystems resulting in huge benefits for other native wildlife. Beavers are a “keystone” species that have been missing from UK shores since the 16th century.

european bison:TENT will assess the potential to reinforce the fragile genetic basis of the European Bison, the continent’s largest land mammal. Using the Alladale Wilderness Reserve as the test site for the project, it is planned to import European bison from gene pools where ecologists have identified slight genetic variance in order to assess opportunity for strengthening the breed.

golden eagle tracking:TENT supports the satellite tagging and tracking of young golden eagles to produce evidence of range patterns and hunting behaviour. Very little is known about the movements of juvenile golden eagles between fledging and adulthood around five years later.

iberian lynx:TENT is donating funds to assist the protection of the Iberian lynx. With only around 250 individuals left in the wild, this is the world’s most endangered felid. Habitat fragmentation plays an important role in its decline, as does disease among the rabbit, its main prey species, and a significant incidence of road deaths. Steps to recover the species include creating reserves, a captive breeding program, rabbit population restoration project work and public education programs.

Species:Dedicated Project Analysis

The additional ‘species’ projects detailed here are but a few of those to which TENT has also already committed funds or other support.

The fold-out also highlights a small selection of the key flora and fauna to be found, but all too often under threat, within Europe’s last remaining wilderness areas.

beaver reintroduction:Working in partnership with Scottish Wildlife Trust, TENT has contributed to the Scottish Beaver reintroduction programme, essential to restoration of healthily functioning wetlands and riparian ecosystems resulting in huge benefits for other native wildlife. Beavers are a “keystone” species that have been missing from UK shores since the 16th century.

european bison:TENT will assess the potential to reinforce the fragile genetic basis of the European Bison, the continent’s largest land mammal. Using the Alladale Wilderness Reserve as the test site for the project, it is planned to import European bison from gene pools where ecologists have identified slight genetic variance in order to assess opportunity for strengthening the breed.

golden eagle tracking:TENT supports the satellite tagging and tracking of young golden eagles to produce evidence of range patterns and hunting behaviour. Very little is known about the movements of juvenile golden eagles between fledging and adulthood around five years later.

iberian lynx:TENT is donating funds to assist the protection of the Iberian lynx. With only around 250 individuals left in the wild, this is the world’s most endangered felid. Habitat fragmentation plays an important role in its decline, as does disease among the rabbit, its main prey species, and a significant incidence of road deaths. Steps to recover the species include creating reserves, a captive breeding program, rabbit population restoration project work and public education programs.

wild boarSus scrofa

roe deerCapreolus capreolus

badgerMeles meles

chamois Rupicapra rupicapra

red foxVulpes vulpes

fallow deerDama dama

wildcatFelis silvestris

gray wolfCanis lupus lupus

wolverineGulo gulo

arctic foxAlopex lagopus

european bisonBison bonasus

european brown bearUrsus arctos

iberian lynxLynx pardina

iberian ibex Capra pyrenaica

european elkAlces alces

brown hareLepus europaeus

mountain hareLepus timidus

weaselMustela nivalis

polecatMustela putorius

pine martinMartes martes

european minkMustela lutreola

Species:Primary List

otterLutra lutra

eurasian beaverCastor fiber

water voleArvicola terrestris

eurasian crane Grus grus

natterer’s batMyotis nattereri

greater noctule bat Nyctalus lasiopterus

red squirrelSciurus vulgaris

lesser shrewSorex minutus

european souslikSpermophilus citellus

harvest mouseMicromys minutus

merlin Falco columbarious

griffon vulture Gyps fulvus

great grey owlStrix nebulosa

peregrine falconFalco peregrinus

mash harrierCircus aeruginosus

ospreyPandion haliaetus

hen harrierCircus cyaneus

red kiteMilvus milvus

kestrelFalco tinnunculus

northern goshawkAccipeter gentilis

sparrowhawkAccipter nisus

golden eagleAquila chrysaetos

white-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

common ravenCorvus corax

black grouseTetrao tetrix

snowy owlNyctea scandiaca

red-throated diverGavia stellata

capercaillieTetrao urugallus

black-throated diver Gavia arctica

corncrakeCrex crex

european cuckooCuculus canorus

barn owlTyto alba

european bee-eaterMerops apiaster

spotted flycatherMuscicapa striata

snow buntingPlectrophenax nivalis

scottish crossbillLoxia scotica

dipperCinclus cinclus

common kingfisherAlcedo atthis

adderVipera berus

slow wormAnguis fragilis

dice snakeNatrix tessellata

leopard rat snakeElaphe situla

common wall lizard Podarcis muralis

grass snakeNatrix natrix

natterjack toadBufo calamita

common tree frogHyla arborea

common european toad Bufo bufo

great crested newtTriturus cristatus

common frogRana temporaria

red-eared turtlePseudemys scripta

european salamanderSalamandra salamandra

smooth newtTriturus vulgaris

adonis blue butterflyLysandra bellargus

marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurina

nickerl’s fritillary butterfly Mellicta aurelia

purple emperor butterfly Aptura iris

chalkhill blue butterfly Lysandra coridon

large heath butterfly Coenonympha tullia

common hoverflySyrphus ribesii

white-tailed bumblebee Bombus lucorum

common carder bumblebee Bombus pascuorum

common green grasshopper Omocestus viridulus

swiss pinePinus cembra

scots pinePinus slyvestris

mountain pinePinus mugo

rowan treeSorbus aucuparia

common juniperJuniperuis communis

fly agaricAmanita muscaria

yellow lady’s slipper orchid Cypripedium calceolus

twin flowerLinnaea borealis

pasque flowerPulsatilla grandis

spear thistleCirsium vulgare

poet’s daffodilNarcissus poeticus

english bluebellEndymion non-scriptus

foxgloveDigitalis purperea

heath spotted orchidDactylorhiza maculata

melancholy thistleCirsium helenioides

wild boarSus scrofa

badgerMeles meles

wolverineGulo gulo

otterLutra lutra

corncrakeCrex crex

barn owlTyto alba

adderVipera berus

wild boarSus scrofa

badgerMeles meles

wolverineGulo gulo

otterLutra lutra

corncrakeCrex crex

barn owlTyto alba

adderVipera berus

wild boarSus scrofa

badgerMeles meles

wolverineGulo gulo

otterLutra lutra

corncrakeCrex crex

barn owlTyto alba

adderVipera berus

Giving young people the opportunity to experience and learn outdoors is one of the most effective educational tools that TENT can provide. With a hands-on approach, students are able to connect with nature and leave with a greater appreciation of the natural world that compliments work in the classroom. Showing future generations the value of wilderness and the impact of human activity upon them will affect a positive change for years to come.

Education:Youth & Community

‘A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children.’ audobon

Giving young people the opportunity to experience and learn outdoors is one of the most effective educational tools that TENT can provide. With a hands-on approach, students are able to connect with nature and leave with a greater appreciation of the natural world that compliments work in the classroom. Showing future generations the value of wilderness and the impact of human activity upon them will affect a positive change for years to come.

Education:Youth & Community

‘A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children.’ audobon

Education:The Scottish Highlands, Youth Challenge

Such outdoor challenge activities demonstrate to students an alternative path to success by

concentrating on life skills as an alternative to academic achievement.

According to the Department of Education and Skills, “Staying away for a few days or more

is a powerful way of developing key skills, building confidence, self esteem, communication

and team working.”

TENT in partnership with The Challenger Trust has conducted a successful pilot youth education program on the Alladale Wilderness Reserve involving over 500 student. Students are given the opportunity to spend four days wild camping in the Highlands to learn essential life-skills, including team-building, problem-solving and the essentials of conservation work. Participants assist rangers with their day-to-day activities and gain an insight to how the Reserve operates. TENT are seeking other landowners to extend this initiative throughout Scotland. It is planned to replicate the program in Romania from 2011.

Education:The Scottish Highlands, Youth Challenge

Such outdoor challenge activities demonstrate to students an alternative path to success by

concentrating on life skills as an alternative to academic achievement.

According to the Department of Education and Skills, “Staying away for a few days or more

is a powerful way of developing key skills, building confidence, self esteem, communication

and team working.”

TENT in partnership with The Challenger Trust has conducted a successful pilot youth education program on the Alladale Wilderness Reserve involving over 500 student. Students are given the opportunity to spend four days wild camping in the Highlands to learn essential life-skills, including team-building, problem-solving and the essentials of conservation work. Participants assist rangers with their day-to-day activities and gain an insight to how the Reserve operates. TENT are seeking other landowners to extend this initiative throughout Scotland. It is planned to replicate the program in Romania from 2011.

01. worldwide fund for nature WWF mission is to stop the degradation of our planet’s natural environment and build a future where humans live in harmony with nature.

02. foundation carpathiaTENT trustees are among the founding members of the Carpathia Foundation, where a 50 wilderness reserve is currently being established as a conservation model for Romania.

03. fundatia adeptFundatia ADEPT is a charity involved with agricultural development, environmental protection and youth education in Romania.

04. kyle of sutherland fisheries trustThe Trust works to advance public education and support research conservation initiatives that benefits freshwater fish resources and associated habitat of the region; a valuable part of Scotland’s natural heritage.

05. wildcru – oxford universityWildCRU is a charity that achieves practical solutions to conservation problems through original scientific research which is used worldwide to advise environmental policy-makers.

06. the challenger trustChallenger Trust helps young people from around the UK reach their potential, develop life-skills and improve their academic and employment prospects, through challenging outdoor experiences.

07. forestry commission scotlandThe commission’s goal is to protect and expand Scotland’s forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment. Currently the commission is grant aiding many new habitat restoration initiatives across Scotland under the Scottish Rural Development Programme .

08. scottish natural heritageFunded by the Scottish Government. Their purpose is to promote, care for and improve the natural heritage; help people enjoy it responsibly; enable greater understanding and awareness of it and promote its sustainable use, now and for future generations.

09. scottish wildlife trustSWT is a registered charity that aims to advance the conservation of Scotland’s biodiversity for the benefit of present and future generations.

10. highland foundation for wildlifeThe Foundation is dedicated to wildlife conservation and research, with a special emphasis on species recovery projects and the restoration of natural ecosystems.

Partner Organisations

01 Worldwide Fund for Nature

02 Foundation Carpathia03 Fundatia ADEPT04 Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Trust05 WildCRU – Oxford University06 The Challenger Trust07 Forestry Commission Scotland08 Scottish Natural Heritage09 Scottish Wildlife Trust10 Highland Foundation for Wildlife

TENT – The Board

Paul ListerPaul gained his deep passion for nature and conservation as a result of a childhood visiting wild and obscure places. After 20 years in the furniture business he founded and endowed The European Nature Trust and purchased the Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the Scottish Highlands.

Toby AykroydWith a background in development economics, business and political lobbying, Toby is founder of the Wild Europe initiative to promote protection and restoration of wild areas, and trustee of the BBC Wildlife Fund.

Robert DolmanRobert Dolman is a senior partner of the London firm of solicitors Wedlake Bell and is an expert in trust, tax and charity law. He is a trustee of many charities and private trusts.

Director, Hugh Fullerton-SmithNew Zealand born land-based project developer with 35 years experience in the UK, North America and Mongolia. Nuffield Farming scholar and Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society.