The route leads through an area of regenerated birch, among which are a few large scots pines. These do not have the tall straight trunks of plantation trees but are much more irregular in outline. Under the pines, look out for cones which have been eaten by grey squirrels and mice.
The woodland then becomes more open and includes some coppiced birch and several very large scots pines.

The layer of peat is a much darker brown than the local sandy soil. It consists of leaf debris, grasses and heather, which die off each year and are partly preserved by the acid conditions of the soil; the plants compress and form peat. Most of the conifers seen from the open area are scots pines. The scots pines are honeycombed with holes bored by beetles, wasps and birds. Trees like these provide homes for an astonishing variety of wildlife.

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