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Osprey species profile

Osprey species profile

Caledonian Forest Information Centre
Species Profiles

Trees for Life is compiling species profiles for all the flora and fauna which together constitute the Caledonian Forest ecosystem. We include both species which currently live there and extinct species which naturally belong in the Caledonian Forest and whose reintroduction in due course we advocate.

The links below lead to other pages with detailed information about the species which comprise the Caledonian Forest ecosystem, and these complement our series on the Ecological features of the Caledonian Forest.

Trees
 Alder, common or black
 Aspen
 Birch (silver birch and downy birch)
 Dwarf birch
 Eared willow
 Hazel
 Holly
 Juniper
 Oak
 Rowan
 Scots pine

Plants
 Blaeberry
 Creeping ladies tresses
 Glittering wood-moss
 Lesser twayblade
 Twinflower

Fungi
 Pinewood tooth fungi

Birds
 Black grouse
 Capercaillie
 Crested Tit
 Osprey
 Scottish crossbill

Mammals
 European beaver
 Pine marten
 Red deer
 Red squirrel
 Wild boar

Insects
 Highland biting midge
 Pearl-bordered fritillary
New!  Pine looper moth
 Wood ants

Other invertebrates
 European black slug

See also...

 Missing Species of the Caledonian Forest

Sponsor one of our Species Profiles!

To help us research and publish these species profiles, we welcome sponsorship for them – a couple of profiles have already been sponsored by individuals inspired by this part of our work. Each profile costs about £415 to produce, with the breakdown of costs being as follows:

Design: £180
Printing costs: £205
Proofs: £30

Total: £415

We welcome sponsorship for future profiles from individuals, companies etc, so if you'd like to fund the production of a profile for a Caledonian Forest species which isn't already included above, please contact us or make a donation online, using our secure server. Thank you!

Last updated: 04 September 2008