Research Information

You can find out more about ongoing research and biological recording projects in The Great Trossachs Forest National Nature Reserve.

Studies of grazing impacts on biodiversity at Glen Finglas

The James Hutton Institute and partners have been conducting a grazing experiment at Glen Finglas since 2002. The varied impacts of sheep and cattle grazing on upland grassland biodiversity are being studied within a series of enclosures in which sheep and cattle numbers are carefully controlled. Plants, invertebrates, and birds are monitored regularly, and responses to the different grazing treatments are investigated.

Visit the James Hutton Institute Glen Finglas publications page for a full list of scientific papers.

Scotland’s native Wild Apple

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs are strongholds for the true Scottish wild apple. Check out the links below to find out why the species is under threat and what is being done to save it.

Scotland's new wild apple gene bank

The search for Scotland's native forest apple

The ecology and genetics of Scotland's native wild apple: Malus sylvestris