The Centre for Alternative Forestry addresses the issue of deforestation in the Scottish Highlands, with the aim of reactivating the forests of the Glen Nevis area.

The project aims to make use of the area’s rich cultural history and forestry legacy as an experimental venue for innovation, education and construction. It is divided into traditional (mechanical) felling, horse felling, hand felling, native forest and visitor centre. Over the change of time, different forest cycles and scenes are presented, providing information on how to correctly fell trees, so that people can understand and learn the natural forestry landscape and commercial forest landscape.

The project creates a new form of productive landscape. It uses and regenerates the natural resources of the site, resulting in a new hybrid landscape that maintains the overall landscape of Glen Nevis, becoming a space for learning, education, and discovery in the Scottish regional forests.