Exploring Britain’s Last Great Wilderness: The Rainforests of Shona Beag | Katie's Scotland 02

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Exploring Britain’s Last Great Wilderness | Katie's Scotland 02

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Welcome to the wild heart of Scotland — a land of ancient forests, untamed wildlife, and stories carved into stone. In this episode of Katie’s Scotland, we journey deep into the last remaining fragments of the Caledonian forest — Britain’s last great wilderness.

This untouched part of the British Isles is home to an ecosystem like no other:
🦌 Wild reindeer
🐐 Highland goats
🐦 The elusive crossbill
🐱 The mysterious Scottish wildcat

Why did this land survive when others were cleared? Scholars suggest its rugged terrain made farming near impossible — sparing it from modern agriculture. What remains is a primeval forest that whispers of a world before time.

But this was never just wilderness.

Stone ruins and raised growing beds tell a powerful story — of people who lived, farmed, and built communities here. With tenacity and humor, they made this land their home. The highlands and islands once echoed with music, shared drams of whisky, and the quiet defiance of those who refused to be tamed by rock or storm.

This is a place where myth meets memory — evoking tales of Arthur, Merlin, and Tolkien, yet grounded in the everyday lives of real Highlanders.

🧭 Join me as we uncover the hidden heart of Scotland.


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