Juniper

Juniper is one of only three conifers that are native to the British Isles. Juniper berries are used to flavour gin, and if you sniff it on a sunny day you'll see why!  

A few junpier trees survive in Northumberland National Park and we work to protect these from grazing animals. Juniper grows and very slowly and, despite being spiky, the young trees are quite edible by stock and roe deer.

Recently, new jumiper trees have been introduced from local stock into ancient and new native woodlands alike to safeguard the species for the future.

Find out more about Juniper by downloading our Species Action Plan: Juniper (25kb)

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