Dunnet Forest in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, is the most northerly community woodland on the UK mainland, and has been managed since 2003 by Dunnet Forestry Trust.

Dunnet Forest. A coniferous area containing some log piles due to restructuring - replacing the conifers with broadleaves
Dunnet Forest. Pines being replaced by broadleaves.

The forest was planted by the Forestry Commission in the mid-1950s, and later transferred to Scottish Natural Heritage.[1]

58°36′43″N 3°19′59″W / 58.612°N 3.333°W / 58.612; -3.333

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  1. ^ Krachler, Regina; Krachler, Rudolf F.; Wallner, Gabriele; Steier, Peter; El Abiead, Yasin; Wiesinger, Hubert; Jirsa, Franz; Keppler, Bernhard K. (June 2016). "Sphagnum-dominated bog systems are highly effective yet variable sources of bio-available iron to marine waters". Science of the Total Environment. 556: 53–62. Bibcode:2016ScTEn.556...53K. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.012. PMID 26971209.