Gleniffer Braes – Paisley Natural History Society

Lichen Walk – Gleniffer Braes and Bardrain Wood

28th February 2026 This was our fourth lichen walk and the third that has gone to Gleniffer Braes. Nine of us met at the highest car park near the electricity sub-station and headed off towards Bardrain Wood. The fence posts along the edge of the path hold many species of lichen. These are ones thatContinueContinue reading “Lichen Walk – Gleniffer Braes and Bardrain Wood”

Gleniffer Braes Lichen Outing

Group of people standing chatting at an open gate next to an old mossy wall

On Saturday 18th January 2025 Eleven people met at the Nethercraigs Road entrance to the country park for the third of the now annual lichen walks run by the society. Most were members of the society but we also had one person from the local British Lichen Society group. The intention of this walk wasContinueContinue reading “Gleniffer Braes Lichen Outing”

Peatlands of Gleniffer

Bog with clumps of flowering yellow Bog Asphodel and pink Cross-leaved Heath in foreground and grassy hill with trees in background

Introduction The general area occupying undulating and slightly elevated land to the the south of Paisley is part of the Gleniffer Braes. As can be seen from the soil map below there are substantial areas of peatland within this area. Some are intact and some degraded or afforested. ©Crown Copyright Scotland’s Soils maps, Scottish GovernmentContinueContinue reading “Peatlands of Gleniffer”