Factsheet for Carsegowan Moss IPA

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Country: United Kingdom

Central coordinates: 54.90000000o [54o 53' 59" North], -4.45000000o [4o 27' 0" West]

Administrative region: Scotland Dumfries & Galloway (Wigtonshire)

Area: 49 ha

Altitude: 11 - 15

Site Description
Carsegowan Moss is located 3km NNW of the village of Wigton, Wigtonshire in Dumfries and Galloway. The site is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is owned and managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust. Carsegowan moss is a remnant of a once extensive series of raised bogs which formed on estuarine clays deposited along the Solway.

Botanical Significance
Noted for vascular plants interest.
The bog surface which is a continuous moss carpet of Sphagnum species, lies on peat of estuarine origin and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. In the more open areas, both cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occur in some quantity. A fringe of almost pure birch Betula pubescens woodland has a high lichen cover with a ground flora of bog myrtle Myrica gale, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillis. A central stand of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris lies over moss hummocks of Sphagnum spp.

Management guidance notes
Carsegowan Moss

Notes
Supporting information from BSBI Scot VCR form.