Woodland of the Black Isle
Contents
- Introduction to the Black Isle
- Background to the woodland of the Black Isle
- How to get the best out of this article
- Black Isle Woods promoted by the Woodland Trust
- Exceptional Woods - Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
- Special Woods - Woodlands of Significant Conservation Interest
- One hundred Black Isle Woods waiting to be explored
- Lifetime and age of woods
- The best of Black Isle woodland
- Regional focus
- Avoch and Killen
- Conon Bridge
- Cromarty
- Ferintosh
- Fortrose and Rosemarkie
- Killearnan
- Knockbain
- Muir of Ord
- Resolis
- Acknowledgements
Fortrose and Rosemarkie
Arabella Croft Woodlands
A quite unnatural place. A set-piece for geomorphologists studying glacial and fluvial erosion. Also A Site of Special Scientific Interest all hidden away and seen from footpaths kindly created by the landowner.
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Blackstand Wood
Burnside Wood
A shelter bed of trees alongside the Killen road which backs onto fields below the main forestry plantation of the Black Isle.
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Callachy Hill
The Hill Climb and its Downhill partner are described thus by Forestry and Land Scotland
Two blue gems that take you easily uphill and dizzyingly down again. You can tackle these trails as two separate routes, or together. The Callachy Hill Climb (1 mile /1.6 km) winds uphill through tall larch trees that are emerald green in spring and gorgeous orange in autumn, getting you to the top of the hill without
too much muscle strain. From there you can try the Bike Park or continue on to the Callachy Downhill (3/4 mile / 1.2 km) - a sheer, spiralling, downhill delight!
Two blue gems that take you easily uphill and dizzyingly down again. You can tackle these trails as two separate routes, or together. The Callachy Hill Climb (1 mile /1.6 km) winds uphill through tall larch trees that are emerald green in spring and gorgeous orange in autumn, getting you to the top of the hill without
too much muscle strain. From there you can try the Bike Park or continue on to the Callachy Downhill (3/4 mile / 1.2 km) - a sheer, spiralling, downhill delight!
by Julian Paren
Fairy Glen
The most impressive part of the Fairy Glen is the steep sided section below the waterfalls. It seems to be in perpetual shadow in the late autumn/early winter when the foliage colours are at their best. This visit was during late afternoon on a cloudy November day but still produced the wow factor. Fairy Glen is a RSPB Reserve noted for the colour of its Norway Maple in the autumn.
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Woodland Trust website says: This is a steep-sided wooded glen with a fast running stream running through it and waterfalls. Plenty of spring woodland flowers. Look for grey wagtails, dippers and buzzards and plentiful woodland birds. There is a millpond with summer dragonflies.
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Woodland Trust website says: This is a steep-sided wooded glen with a fast running stream running through it and waterfalls. Plenty of spring woodland flowers. Look for grey wagtails, dippers and buzzards and plentiful woodland birds. There is a millpond with summer dragonflies.
Feddanhill Wood
The 35-acre wood is privately owned but visitors are welcomed. The Scottish Wildlife Trust organised the day's visit and the owner spent five hours with us. There are well-drained footpaths everywhere.
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The Woodland Trust website says: Feddanhill Wood is a lovely small woodland, with car park, located on the outskirts of the delightful town of Fortrose on the Black Isle. The woods offer a mix of gradients, with some great natural sculpture art. There are outstanding views from each side of the wood. One side provides views of the mighty Ben Wyvis; while the other offers a sweeping panoramic down to the Moray Firth across Chanonry Point and out to Fort George - an area famous for its resident bottlenose dolphins and grey seals.
by Julian Paren
The Woodland Trust website says: Feddanhill Wood is a lovely small woodland, with car park, located on the outskirts of the delightful town of Fortrose on the Black Isle. The woods offer a mix of gradients, with some great natural sculpture art. There are outstanding views from each side of the wood. One side provides views of the mighty Ben Wyvis; while the other offers a sweeping panoramic down to the Moray Firth across Chanonry Point and out to Fort George - an area famous for its resident bottlenose dolphins and grey seals.
Flowerburn Wood
The wood is fairly dense and has a good track through it used by walkers and horses. This section of path in the wood is not on OS mapping.
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Hillock Head Farm Woodland [NO IMAGE]
Hill of Fortrose [NO IMAGE]
Millbuie and Findon Forest
Raddery Burn - CI Grade 2
Raddery Wood is owned by Highland Council who wish to sell it. Currently there is an application for a Community Asset Transfer for the wood, with a deadline extended to 30 November 2022. It will be interesting to see how the wood might develop and who its owners might be.
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Viewmount Wood [NO IMAGE]
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