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Raven Craig and the cairn, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Raven Craig and the cairn, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
17 September 2020
Raven Craig and Carrifran valley
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Carrifran Wildwood
Looking north-west up the valley at Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat, towards Raven Craig, with Priest Craig on the left. Like much of Scotland, Carrifran used to be wooded. From the Neolithic onwards, farmers cleared woodland for buildings and grazing, and hunted predators which had kept grazing under control. Until the Millennium, Carrifran was, like other valleys in the Southern Uplands, denuded of trees by grazing and felling. Deer, sheep and goats would have eaten the young trees trying to regenerate. Now a project, led by Borders Forest Trust, with a 100-year vision to restore wild woodland, is in progress, with exclusion of grazers and planting of different native tree species to provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
17 September 2020
Raven Craig, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Raven Craig, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat. Like much of Scotland, Carrifran used to be wooded. From the Neolithic onwards, farmers cleared woodland for buildings and grazing, and hunted predators which had kept grazing under control. Until the Millennium, Carrifran was, like other valleys in the Southern Uplands, denuded of trees by grazing and felling. Deer, sheep and goats would have eaten the young trees trying to regenerate. Now a project, led by Borders Forest Trust, with a 100-year vision to restore wild woodland, is in progress, with exclusion of grazers and planting of different native tree species to provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
17 September 2020
Rosebay Willowherb and view north-west along the Carrifran valley towards Raven Craig
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Carrifran Wildwood
Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium), Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat. Like much of Scotland, Carrifran used to be wooded. From the Neolithic onwards, farmers cleared woodland for buildings and grazing, and hunted predators which had kept grazing under control. Until the Millennium, Carrifran was, like other valleys in the Southern Uplands, denuded of trees by grazing and felling. Deer, sheep and goats would have eaten the young trees trying to regenerate. Now a project, led by Borders Forest Trust, with a 100-year vision to restore wild woodland, is in progress, with exclusion of grazers and planting of over half a million native trees of different species to provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
17 September 2020
View north-west along the Carrifran valley towards Raven Craig
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Carrifran Wildwood
View north-west along the Carrifran valley towards Raven Craig, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat. Like much of Scotland, Carrifran used to be wooded. From the Neolithic onwards, farmers cleared woodland for buildings and grazing, and hunted predators which had kept grazing under control. Until the Millennium, Carrifran was, like other valleys in the Southern Uplands, denuded of trees by grazing and felling. Deer, sheep and goats would have eaten the young trees trying to regenerate. Now a project, led by Borders Forest Trust, with a 100-year vision to restore wild woodland, is in progress, with exclusion of grazers and planting of over half a million native trees of different species to provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
17 September 2020
View north-west along the Carrifran valley, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Looking from the viewpoint with its interpretation signs north-westwards along the valley, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat. Like much of Scotland, Carrifran used to be wooded. From the Neolithic onwards, farmers cleared woodland for buildings and grazing, and hunted predators which had kept grazing under control. Until the Millennium, Carrifran was, like other valleys in the Southern Uplands, denuded of trees by grazing and felling. Deer, sheep and goats would have eaten the young trees trying to regenerate. Now a project, led by Borders Forest Trust, with a 100-year vision to restore wild woodland, is in progress, with exclusion of grazers and planting of over half a million different native trees of many species to provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
17 September 2020
Lesser Black-backed gulls in flight and Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig scenery, plants and animals
Lesser Black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) in flight and Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Common blue butterfly on Heather, Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig scenery, plants and animals
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly on Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris), Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde. A very common butterfly, found in a range of sheltered sunny habitats. Underwings are similar between sexes. However, colouration can vary in the female's upper wings, with some being more brown than blue.
05 August 2008
Gannetry on Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig Gannets
An overview from the sea of a large part of the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony or gannetry on Ailsa Craig, which in 2014 was over 33,000 pairs.
05 August 2008
Ailsa Craig Lighthouse
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig scenery, plants and animals
Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, completed by Thomas and David Stevenson in 1886 and jetty, Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
