Our Conservation Contribution Scheme

Wilderness Scotland is committed to supporting nature conservation efforts in the wilderness regions in which we offer our holidays.  Our Conservation Contribution Scheme provides financial support to two of Scotland’s leading conservation organisations, The John Muir Trust and Trees for Life: Our Conservation Contribution Scheme is straightforward and works in the following way:

A small voluntary payment of £5 is added to each of our holidays at the time of booking.

The total of all voluntary payments received each year is shared between the John Muir Trust and Trees for Life to support their invaluable conservation work and campaigning.

In addition to the Conservation Contribution Scheme we also support both of these charities through financial donation and 10 staff days volunteering each year. 

The John Muir Trust (www.jmt.org) owns and manages many of Scotland’s most iconic wild landscapes including Ben Nevis, Sandwood Bay and much of the Cuillin mountains on Skye.  The Trust campaigns nationally and internationally for the preservation of wild places and coordinates the John Muir Award, an inspiring youth environmental education programme, which has helped 60,000 young people discover and explore wilderness areas.
Trees for Life (www.treesforlife.org.uk) is dedicated to preserving and restoring the Caledonian Forest, the beautiful ancient woodland which once covered much of Scotland.  This vital work is supported by hundreds of volunteers who, since 1989, have planted over 750,000 trees in the wild glens of the Highlands.  Trees for Life have recently purchased the 10,000 acre Dundreggan Estate between Glen Affric and Glen Moriston and plan to reforest this wonderful region with a wide variety of native woodland species.
 In 2010 we created a Wilderness Grove at Dundreggan Estate which is managed by Trees for Life. To date, there are over 200 trees in the grove and you add restore your own little piece of the Caledonian Forest via this link.