Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of the last surviving temperate rainforests

Dartmoor Nature Alliance launch their rainforests campaign at Black-a-Tor copse on Dartmoor national park (Photograph: Fern Leigh Albert) Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,200 young trees have already been planted at one site alone as part of wider expansion efforts.According to a report by The Guardian, the Duchy estate, which owns a third of Dartmoor National Park, has promised to double the size of two ancient rainforest areas under its care by the early 2040s. The plan covers Black-a-Tor Copse and Wistman’s Wood, two rare groups of ancient oak trees hidden inside the Devon national park.The pledge comes alongside a new £30 million government funding package given out through the Farming in Protected Landscapes fund. The dedicated grants aim to restore wildlife spaces and ancient woods across England, stretching from Dartmoor up to the Lake District.Temperate rainforests are among the rarest natural habitats on Earth. While surviving pieces exist across western Scotland, Cornwall, Devon, Wales and parts of Cumbria, most are in poor health because farm animals have grazed on them for many decades.Ca...