Ancestors Trail

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About Ancestors Trail

This trail on forest paths and tracks contrasts the oak and beech wood with planted pine and larch forest. The beech, which casts a heavy shade, is gradually being cleared to allow natural oak regeneration.

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How to get there:

Ancestors Trail can be started from Quarrel Wood in Forests of Moray and Aberdeenshire. Elgin, Lossiemouth, and Burghead are the nearest towns or villages.

For Brumley Brae: leave the A96 at Eight-Acres Hotel, on the west side of Elgin, on to Morriston Road. Continue for approximately half a mile, then turn left at the road signposted 'Pet Centre' on to Brumley Brae. The car park is on the left hand side approximately a quarter mile uphill (before the pet centre). Grid reference NJ198634

For Leggat: take the A96 from Elgin towards Inverness. Drive past the Eight Acres Hotel and Oakwood on your right and take the next road on your right, signed to Rosebrae. Look out for the car park about 300 metres on the right. Grid Reference NJ174635

OS Grid Reference: NJ174635
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Wildlife

Mammals: The mix of broadleaf and conifer woods provide good habitats for a great variety of small mammals. Woodmice feed on the beech mast while red squirrels extract seeds from the pine cones. We have information about Red squirrel

Birds: Many woodland birds make their home here, including coal tits, siskins and wrens. Listen out for the distinctive drumming of a greater spotted woodpecker.