Highland Spring Group has launched a new partnership with the Woodland Trust to accelerate native woodland recovery in the Ochil Hills.
The move extends the company’s land and water stewardship beyond its own estate and is framed as a key step on its journey to becoming nature‑positive.
The collaboration builds on Highland Spring’s management of 2,500 acres of protected organic land in the Ochil Hills. In year one, the programme will concentrate on 1,200 hectares at Glen Devon Woodlands in Perthshire, with plans to enhance biodiversity, restore native habitats, and strengthen protection of the landscape surrounding the brand’s water source.
Funding will cover practical conservation measures including deer‑exclusion fencing, vole‑guard recycling, and native woodland restoration aimed at improving long‑term ecological resilience. The partnership also creates dedicated employee‑volunteering opportunities so staff can support projects on the ground and connect more closely with the land that underpins the business.
More than 2,000 native trees have already been planted within the extended Highland Spring catchment to aid river restoration and encourage wildlife. The new initiative is designed to build on that early progress and “go even further” towards a nature‑positive operating model.
