A once lone rowan surrounded by new native woodland has been named Scotland's Tree of the Year. The Survivor at Carrifran near Moffat saw off four other contenders from across the country.

Researcher Sarah Watts climbed Munros to verify the heights of where trees ... in Scotland's mountains, according to new research by the University of Stirling. The highest was a rowan 1,150m ...

As it turns out, Scotland puts on a pretty phenomenal ... there are plenty of deciduous varieties, like the oak, rowan, and sycamore trees, to brighten up the forest during autumn.

A Riverside Scotland community recently gathered to ... and colleagues, and the rowan tree was kindly donated by the ...