Conservationists battle to save Britain's rare rainforests, home to unique wildlife like eagles, giant slugs, and stinky lichen. These forests, now covering less than 1% of Britain, are crucial habitats for various rare species.
Giant slugs and octopus suckers: the weird and wonderful wildlife at risk in Britain’s vanishing rainforests
The forests once covered a fifth of Britain, but they have been lost from all but 1% of land area in the face of felling, overgrazing and conversion to other uses, face ongoing pressures including invasive species and are more threatened than their tropical counterparts, conservationists say. Sam Manning, the Woodland Trust project officer for south-west rainforests, said: “Our rainforests were once a well-used resource, providing timber, charcoal and tannin for tanning leather. But they have suffered from clearances, chronic overgrazing and conversion to other uses, leaving them small and fragmented.
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