Temperate rainforest restoration project to begin in Cornwall

Cornwall Wildlife Trust is to begin restoring a temperate rainforest habitat near Looe after receiving donations of more than £67,000.

The trust said its 150-acre (60-hectare) site at Muchlarnick was "an ideal location" for the work due to its humid valleys and variety of "rare and important species".

Funding was secured from Aviva earlier this year for a project spanning 50 years which would involve the planting of 30,000 trees, the trust said.