Giant slugs and octopus suckers: the weird and wonderful wildlife at risk in Britain’s vanishing rainforests

The forests are home to eagles, smelly lichen and fungus that looks like intestines, say conservationists battling to save them

Britain's rare rainforests are home to wildlife from eagles to the world's largest slugs and lichen that looks like dragon skin, say conservationists battling to save them.

The Woodland Trust has unveiled a list of 11 weird and wonderful" species that make their home in and around temperate rainforests found in the south-west and north-west of England, Wales and Scotland.