Project Name

Torrin

Country

Scotland

Current land designations

Cuillen NSA, Cuillen proposed SPA, Strath candidate SAC

Specific location

Skye

Year rewilding started

1991

Grid reference

NG575210

Location

Latitude: 57 12 55 N Longitude: 06 01 05 W

Altitude

Project Management

Ownership: John Muir Trust

Management: Tenant crofters in accordance with management drawn up in discussions with the JMT Administration: JMT

Area under rewilding (hectares)

2225ha

Project funding

John Muir Trust charitable donations; Grants from CCS and Scottish Natural Heritage; CAP financial support; National woodland grants; Various other grants

Rewilding methods

Restoration of exisitng, and creation of new broadleaved native woodland through removal of grazing pressures (deer/she fencing, deer culling, reduction in sheep numbers); Restructuring of existing conifer plantations; Cease in muirburning

Habitats present

Blanket bog, upland (80% lies within Cuillen Hills), petrifying springs, limestone pavements, open water, coastal saltmarsh, intertidal, Alpine calcareous grasslands, Northern Atlantic wet heaths, native woodlands, conifer plantations

Target species

Pipewort, otter, brown long-eared bat, breeding birds (Corncrake, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Skylark, Song Thrush, Spotted Fly-catcher, Twite, Bullfinch)

Species reintroductions

None

Access to the area

Open public access

Links to further information

John Muir Trust information on Skye: www.jmt.org/cons/skye/index.html