Flanders Moss

Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Bridge, trees and bogland at Flanders Moss
Map showing the location of Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
Location within Stirling
LocationStirling, Scotland
Coordinates56°09′32″N 4°12′00″W / 56.159°N 4.200°W / 56.159; -4.200
Area822 ha (2,030 acres)[2]
Established1982[1]
Governing bodyNatureScot
Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve

Flanders Moss (Scottish Gaelic: A’ Mhòine Fhlànrasach)[3] is an area of raised bog lying in the Carse of Forth in west Stirlingshire, Scotland. The villages of Thornhill and Port of Menteith lie to the north with the villages of Kippen and Buchlyvie lying to the south. The moss is a National Nature Reserve, managed by NatureScot. Formed on the Carse of Stirling over 8000 years ago, it is an internationally important habitat currently undergoing active restoration. The eastern part of Flanders Moss is the largest raised bog in Europe to remain in a predominantly near-natural state.[4][5]

As well as being an important habitat for wildlife, Flanders Moss also plays a key role for carbon sequestration acting as a carbon sink.[6]

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  2. ^ "Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve". NatureScot. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Database - Flanders Moss". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference SNH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Smout, Christopher (2009). Exploring Environmental History: Selected Essays. Edinburgh University Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-7486-3513-0.
  6. ^ The Story of Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve. p. 29.