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White Brae

68 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome68 ha

Getting here

55.09033, -2.58163

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌿71+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Magellanic Bog-moss and Bog Groove-moss among those found
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Stinking Parachute, Pale Stagshorn, crotail rèin-fhèidh +54 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Stinking Parachute, Pale Stagshorn, crotail rèin-fhèidh +54 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Magellanic Bog-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Common Feather-moss +68 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Magellanic Bog-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Common Feather-moss +68 more · last seen 2021

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +37 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +37 more · last seen 2021

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +37 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +37 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Peacock +2 more · last seen 2014; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Peacock +2 more · last seen 2014

Free

Foraging

Plants — Forcipated Pincerwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Wood-rust +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Plantation south of White Brae

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plantation south of White Brae

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