The Knoydart Forest Trust
Some of you may well have heard the stories of Eda Frandsen’s restoration at Doune on the remote Highland Peninsula of Knoydart, her emergence from the ashes has become a thing of local legend. You may not, however, have heard the part of the story involving a voyage into Loch Nevis, to retrieve a pine tree which was then towed through the water out of the Loch to be turned into Eda Frandsen’s Bowsprit, the very one we sail with today! Which is why we are delighted to say that, as of 2024, Eda Frandsen Sailing will be donating on a regular basis to the Knoydart Forest Trust!
Working with landowners, The Knoydart Forest Trust aspire to link up the woodland habitat from Loch Nevis to Loch Hourn to create stepping stones for plants and wildlife which is very important for biodiversity and resilience.
Their aims are
To enhance biodiversity and habitat resilience and mitigate against climate change through woodland creation and appropriate management
To promote, develop and sustain local employment and economic activity
To manage the forest by enhancing and expanding the native woodland and restructuring and diversifying the non-native woodland
To create a locally useful timber resource
To encourage public access and enjoyment of the woodlands
