WATCH: Nature documentary on salmon to be broadcast on 5Select after tour of Highlands
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A nature documentary which was on tour across Highland cinemas earlier this year will be shown on TV tonight.
Riverwoods, a film created by rewilding charity Scotland: The Big Picture, focuses on the importance of Scotland’s Atlantic salmon as a key building block in a complex forest ecosystem.
The documentary, narrated by Peter Capaldi, will be on show on 5Select tonight at 8pm.
The film shows how Scotland’s rivers have been greatly diminished but also how they could be reborn through a shared vision of restoration and recovery.
A Scotland: The Big Picture spokesperson said: "Over many centuries, the loss of natural woodlands alongside rivers has profoundly changed their ability to support the salmon runs that once flourished. Today, many of Scotland’s rivers flow through bare, treeless glens, reflecting the ecological decline that we have come to accept as normal.
"Within those rivers, the King of Fish is in crisis. Atlantic salmon rely on cold, clean water and are susceptible to pollution, abstraction and rising river temperatures due in part to a lack of river woodlands that would once have shaded and nourished our rivers.
"Restoring a rich mosaic of woodland habitats to Scotland’s river catchments is a vital step in providing food and sanctuary to young salmon, giving them the best chance of migrating to the sea before returning as titanic adults to their natal river to give life to the next generation."
The film toured the Highlands earlier this year, featuring on screens in Drumnadrochit, Thurso, Helmsdale and Aviemore among others.
