Scottish Wildlife Trust announces purchase of its largest ever site for nature restoration, promising action for wildlife and people -

• Scottish Wildlife Trust secures the purchase of 7,618-hectare Inverbroom Estate, near Ullapool, for £17.5m following a large private donation. 
• The nature conservation charity plans to restore wildlife and habitats on the site to help tackle the nature and climate crises. 
• Working closely with the local community, the Trust aims to transform the landscape through woodland regeneration, peatland restoration and nature-friendly farming.

Scotland’s leading nature conservation charity has announced its largest ever land acquisition after securing the 7,618-hectare Inverbroom Estate in the Scottish Highlands. The £17.5m purchase of this ecologically and historically significant site, which is larger than the city of Dundee, has been made possible through a gift from a private donor, the largest donation in the Trust’s 60-year history.

Securing the site will enable the charity to significantly enhance its efforts to protect and restore wildlife at scale across Scotland, with planned nature restoration work supporting the Scottish Government’s ambitions to “protect 30% of our land and seas for nature by 2030”, in line with international targets.

Situated approximately eight miles south of Ullapool, the landscape at Inverbroom is one of epic proportions. The site is predominantly made up of peatland, ancient semi-natural woodland, farmland and numerous lochs and lochans, the largest being the 2.5-mile-long Loch a’ Bhraoin. The site is bordered to the east by two rivers, the Broom and the Cuileig, and to the south by two Munros, A’ Chailleach and Sgùrr Breac. The built infrastructure includes two bridges designed by Sir John Fowler, chief engineer on the construction of the Forth Road Bridge, who once owned Inverbroom.