Thousands of rare wildflowers rescued from eroding Scottish coast

Conservationists relocated 3,400 one-flowered wintergreen plants from Culbin Forest in Moray, Scotland, where 2–3 metres of coastal land had collapsed into the sea in recent years. The species has lost more than half its UK population in 50 years and survives at only seven sites.

Survival rates of translocated plants are not yet known; the translocation was necessary to prevent loss, not guaranteed to reverse the species' overall decline.