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Main Instructor:

Bryony Malvenan

Walk Description:

Portmoak Moss, is one of the few remaining raised bogs in central Scotland. Much of the neighbouring raised bog has been lost due to peat cutting, afforestation and farming over the years. Here 12 hectares of open ground raised bog remains, skirted by mixed coniferous and birch woodland. Raised bogs are areas of deep peat raised above the surrounding land. They form over thousands of years from shallow glacial lakes and wet hollows. Over this time, each lake or hollow becomes filled with the un-decayed remains of plants and silt, and peat begins to form. The raised bog at Portmoak Moss is at least six metres deep in places and provides refuge to all sorts of wildlife, from roe deer and red squirrels to a wide variety of birds, fungi and sphagnum mosses. The site is also a hotspot for damsel and dragonflies, butterflies and moths.

Location Notes:

Car parking c 100m along track to south of Wellside Park (housing) Nearest facilities at Lochend Farm Shop c 0.5km to the south