Wester Moss Nature Reserve
Wester Moss Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Stirling, Scotland. Wester Moss Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Fallin, as well as near Cowie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Forthbank Stadium and Tullibody Inch.
Forthbank Stadium
Stadium
Tullibody Inch
Islet
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullibody Inch is an islet in the estuarine waters of the River Forth. It takes its name from the nearby town of Tullibody, "inch" being from the Scottish Gaelic innis meaning "island" or "meadow".
Alloa Inch
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inch or Alloa Inch is an island in the tidal reaches of the River Forth near Alloa, just before the river opens out into the Firth of Forth. There is a derelict farmhouse on the island, as the land was farmed in the past.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stirling and Bannockburn.
Stirling
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stirling is a city in the central lowlands of Scotland, and historically the county town of Stirlingshire. For centuries this was the main route between the Highlands and the Lowlands, guarded by the castle on its battleship of a crag, and with the River Forth sweeping round as a moat.
Bannockburn
Town
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bannockburn is an area immediately south of the centre of Stirling in Scotland. It is part of the City of Stirling. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a stream running through the town before flowing into the River Forth.
Alloa
Town
Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to be the River Forth and becomes the Firth of Forth.
Wester Moss Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.0965° or 56° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.8717° or 3° 52′ 18″ westOperator
Butterfly ConservationOpen location code
9C8R34WH+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 121931960OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wester Moss and Polmaise Colliery and Fallin Bing.
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