Allt Guibhais is a 44 hectare ghost woodland project near the iconic Devil’s Staircase of the West Highland Way. The area is adjacent to the Leven Valley SSSI on the north-western boundary of Black Corries Estate, above the village of Kinlochleven in Lochaber.
There was good evidence of historic woodland cover to be found on OS maps from the 1870s, which show riparian woodland stretching up to around 1,400 ft in altitude in Coire Mhorair and higher than that along the banks of the Allt Giubhais. Woodland features had retreated, due to historic browsing pressure. Future Woodland staff conducted a seedling survey in August 2022 to determine the potential for woodland establishment and the results were positive. Species diversity included birch, rowan and willow with an occasional pine encountered outwith the surveying plots.