Cogra Moss is situated on the north-western edge of the Lake District National Park around 2km east of the village of Lamplugh. The forest covers an area of 264ha of which approximately 100 ha is open fell and heath land above the tree line.
Blake Fell Vegetation Survey
During the summer of 2009 the Forestry Commission arranged for a Phase 1 Vegetation Survey of Blakefell to be carried out by Kerry Milligan an ecologist based in Cumbria. The survey identified areas of uplandheathland and blanket bog which are both priority habitats under the Cumbria Biodiversity Action Plan as well as being of international importance. The Calluna vulgaris-Vaccinium myrtillus-Sphagnum capillifolium heath is particularly rare in Europe.
Forest Design Plan
The Forest Design Plan for Cogra Moss is the Forestry Commission's core planning document for this forest and was consulted and approved in April 2009. The Forestry Commission is always keen to recieve feedback about its management of Cogra Moss. If you would like to make any comments please email Gareth Browning.
The documents available below are all Adobe Acrobat files. If printing to a different paper size to the one shown in brackets please remember that any maps will not be to scale.
- The Introduction, main text and graphs (A4)
- Photographic survey of important viewpoints. (A3)
- Photographic survey illustrating general features (A3)
- Maps; Background Survey, Achievements and Review Issues.(A3)
- Maps: Design Concept, Future Woodland Management and Species, Future Community,Recreation & Access, Future Waterm Heritage & Nature Conservation. Planning for Climate Change.(A3)
- Computer perspectives showing how the forest may look in 2030 (A3)
