2024
NH6963 : Burn in Braelangwell Wood SSSI
taken 2 years ago, near to Poyntzfield, Highland, Scotland

Burn in Braelangwell Wood SSSI
A sketchy path of follows a line between the stream and the wall at the eastern side of the wood and ends at a stone wall that divides the SSSI into two parts. The path is accessed by a gate which can easily be opened.
This site is important for the mosaic of woodland and flush habitats. The presence of calcareous springs and their associated vegetation and fauna in such an unmodified form and extent is unusual in Easter Ross and Cromarty. The site is an intimate mixture of woodland and flush over soils derived from Old Red Sandstone rocks. The site is notified for woodland, springs, flies and snails. The latter interest was not fully recognised when the site was notified in 1985.
This site is important for the mosaic of woodland and flush habitats. The presence of calcareous springs and their associated vegetation and fauna in such an unmodified form and extent is unusual in Easter Ross and Cromarty. The site is an intimate mixture of woodland and flush over soils derived from Old Red Sandstone rocks. The site is notified for woodland, springs, flies and snails. The latter interest was not fully recognised when the site was notified in 1985.
