Woodland containing pines damaged by fire during commando training in World War Two is the focus of a new restoration project.

Forestry Commission Scotland has agreed to sell 2,683 acres (1,086ha) of woodland at Glen Mallie and South Loch Arkaig in Lochaber to a new venture.

Community body Achnacarry, Bunarkaig and Clunes Group and charity Trees for Life have teamed up for the project.

Glen Mallie and South Loch Arkaig were among areas of Lochaber where soldiers were trained in commando warfare during WW2.

The Glen Mallie and South Loch Arkaig forests contain iconic native pinewood remnants that were damaged by fire during Commando Training in the Second World War, and were subsequently acquired by the Forestry Commission and underplanted with commercial conifers in the 1970s. The long-term aim of Trees for Life and the ABC Group is to restore the native pinewoods and other natural habitats of the area to the benefit of both people and biodiversity.