Portmoak Moss

Portmoak Moss, known to locals as The Moss, is one of the few remaining raised bogs in central Scotland. 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. Here, 12 hectares of raised bog remains, skirted by mixed confierous and birch woodland. It provides a refuge to lots 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.