Celtic Rainforest Quotes

“The best hazels for lichens are found in woodlands where hazel forms the dominant canopy, on ridges and knolls or slopes close to the sea. Prime examples are found at Ballachuan Hazelwood SWT Reserve (on the Isle of Seil, Argyll), south of Drimnin (Morvern), Struidh Wood (on Eigg) and Resipole Ravine (Sunart).”
― Brian J. Coppins, Atlantic Hazel: Scotland's Special Woodlands

“The deep greenness of the mosses and liverworts, clothing rocks, trunks and leaning branches, and climbing up the bases of hazels, provides the quintessential atmosphere of the 'Celtic rainforest'. Truly oceanic bryophytes require fairly constant levels of humidity in order to thrive, so generally are found in sheltered habitats and niches, away from bright sun or drying winds, and they are tolerant of low light levels.”
― Ben Averis, Atlantic Hazel: Scotland's Special Woodlands