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Beagan an iar air Loch Nis, ann an gleann crochte s\u00e0mhach falaichte sa mh\u00f2r-chuid a-mach \u00e0 sealladh, tha taigh fiodha Sam Hesling a\u2019 tabhann seallaidhean farsaing thairis air farsaingeachd de choille dh\u00f9thchasach a chuidich a theaghlach a chruthachadh. Ach chan e sealbhadair fearainn \u00e0bhaisteach a th\u2019 ann an Sam a tha os cionn oighreachd mh\u00f2r Gh\u00e0idhealach, tha e na innleadair agus na Chathraiche air a\u2019 chomataidh Urras Coille Obar Itheachain<\/a>, carthannas air a ruith leis a\u2019 choimhearsnachd le sgeulachd iongantach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chomharraich an Urras a 25mh co-l\u00e0-breith an-uiridh, agus tha teaghlach Sham air a bhith nam p\u00e0irt den leasachadh aige bhon chiad latha. Tha an sgeul ag innse gun cuala a sheanmhair an toiseach gu robh coille Obar Itheachain air an \u2018liosta cuidhteas\u2019 aig Forest Enterprise. \u00c0s d\u00e8idh c\u00f2mhradh a th\u00f2isich ann am p\u00e0irce ch\u00e0raichean a\u2019 bhaile, chaidh cuireadh a thoirt don choimhearsnachd na bha aig an \u00e0m na phlanntachas durcain 534 heactair a cheannach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ann an 1998, cha robh c\u00f2raichean ruigsinneachd an latha an-diugh air an daingneachadh ann an lagh na h-Alba fhathast, agus bha \u00f9idh na coimhearsnachd air a bhrosnachadh gu \u00ecre le miann ruigsinneachd t\u00e8arainte a thoirt do mhuinntir an \u00e0ite don choille. Ach, th\u00f2isich an t-Urras a\u2019 brosnachadh bith-iomadachd le bhith a\u2019 cur beithe, darach, critheann agus giuthas Albannach an \u00e0ite cuid de na craobhan-durcain neo-dh\u00f9thchasach, agus aig an aon \u00e0m, a\u2019 d\u00e8anamh structar aois nas eadar-mheasgte air a\u2019 phlanntachas a bha air fh\u00e0gail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaidh \u00e0rdachadh 75% a chl\u00e0radh ann an iomadachd fiadh-bheatha.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since those early beginnings, 125,000 native trees have been planted and a 75% increase in wildlife diversity has been recorded. The forest is home to black grouse and crossbills, while red squirrels and pine martens have made a comeback. Just as importantly for the Trust, more than \u00a33.7 million has been invested in the local economy, seven part-time jobs have been created and a community-led application has been made to reintroduce beavers. But all these achievements only scratch the surface of what the forest has come to represent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like Sam, Suzann Barr is a member of the local community and has been a part of the Trust\u2019s development from the beginning. It\u2019s immediately clear that she is a force of nature in her own right and today, Suzann is supervising two students from the nearby Glen Urquhart High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rory and Duncan are finishing their Level 4 Forest and Outdoor Learning Award \u2013 just one of a broad range of schemes for young people. The lads are planting a mix of native trees, with the Trust keen to get volunteers involved in all stages of woodland restoration, from collecting seeds, through to planting out saplings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 35 young people and adults who have received such grounding at Abriachan have moved on to employment in land-based jobs. \u2018That\u2019s what we\u2019re all about,\u2019 says Suzann. \u2018Those are people who are going to have an impact on how we treat our planet.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Is it hard to get young people enthused about this stuff?\u2019 I ask. \u2018Not at all’ says Suzann. ‘They enjoy coming here. We get kids coming back, desperate to show their parents what they\u2019ve done \u2013 to show off their birdbox, or the tree they planted, and it\u2019s just a delight to hear their enthusiasm.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018People love to see the change they\u2019ve helped create.’<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Most of the wildwood becoming established at Abriachan is regenerating naturally, but the Trust continues to encourage volunteers to plant trees, because it helps to nurture a connectedness with the forest. \u2018People love to see the change they\u2019ve helped create,\u2019 reflects Suzann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, children choose to plant their trees too close together, ignoring Suzann\u2019s instructions. \u201cOur trees are friends!\u201d they say, and you just have to let that go,\u2019 she explains. \u2018In the end, it\u2019s the experience that matters.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And that experience can have a profound impact. The Trust works with all sorts of people from early years nursery groups through to adult learners. Each Thursday, Suzann welcomes kids with additional support needs from Inverness: \u2018kids who can\u2019t cope with the standard education system,\u2019 as she puts it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018A lot of what we do is based around the forest school ethos,\u2019 says Suzann. \u2018Being in the outdoors helps people feel calmer and more connected with nature. That\u2019s something we really strive for.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adults and young learners all work and eat together \u2013 with food an important focus at Abriachan. \u2018Some of our adults are really quite socially isolated,\u2019 says Suzann. \u2018So, their time here and the relationships they develop, forms an important part of their week.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abriachan has become a place where nature and people come together, fostering a common sense of purpose. There is a palpable family atmosphere, which reflects the thousands of hours invested by this community. \u2018If we could go back in time, I don\u2019t think any of us could have imagined what the Trust has become and the impact it\u2019s had,\u2019 says Suzann. \u2018It\u2019s taken 25 years, but it\u2019s a long game we\u2019re playing. You have to be patient.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Abriachan Forest Trust is a member of the Northwoods Rewilding Network<\/a>, and despite some enduring local wariness about the R-word, the Trust was pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming support they received for their recent proposal to reintroduce beavers. \u2018Now the idea is in people\u2019s heads, they just want to get on with it,\u2019 laughs Suzann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, does community-based nature restoration work?<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It is clear that one of the key benefits of community ownership at Abriachan is that local people are able to influence land management decisions, to tailor the forest to their needs and feel that they retain control. Change can be a scary thing, but here, the changes have been initiated and managed by the community. This is their forest, and its recovery is down to their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018So, does community-based nature restoration work?\u2019 I ask Sam. \u2018Just look around,\u2019 he says. \u2018This used to be a totally homogenous conifer plantation. Now look at it.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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