Forestry Memories

Athnamulloch New Native Pinewood, Glen Affric

Athnamulloch New Native Pinewood, Glen Affric

Date Added: 22 January 2016 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1990 Picture No: 3193


The photograph is courtesy of Inverness, Ross and Skye Forest District and staff at their Fort Augustus office.


The occasion was the first tree planted for the Forestry Commission on the Athnamullach New Native Pinewood on the national forest estate in Glen Affric by Magnus Magnusson KBE, Chairman of the Nature Conservancy Council Committee for Scotland.

Here the lead officials are heading across a river to the planting site. The four men in the boat from the left are:

Sir Raymond Johnstone FC Chairman
Man in bow not recognised?
Magnus Magnusson NCC Chairman
Jim Atterson FC Conservator North Scotland

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Man in bow is John Evans (now sadly deceased) - District Forester FM Forg Augustus FD Comment left on 01 September 2026 at 13:00 by Gordon Donaldson
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