Flooded River Dee valley fields and stranded trees in sunlight after December heavy rains, Mar Lodge Estate, Cairngorms National Park Scotland uk

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Caledonian Pine woodland once covered vast areas of Scotland but now it is reduced to less than 1% of its former extent . This will be wonderful habitat for capercaillie, an iconic Scottish bird, which is now critically endangered. But not everyone is happy to see trees expanding over heather moor, an important habitat in itself and economically important for grouse shooting.

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Location: Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Scotland, uk
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
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