[3] Whitelee Moor was bought by the Trust in 1999, with help from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

[2] Visitors are advised to have hill-walking experience if attempting long walks, as it is a remote area and the weather can change quickly.

Blanket bog in the United Kingdom began to develop 5000 to 6000 years ago; it is in the west and north, and most of it is in Scotland.

Drainage channels, formerly dug across the bog, have been dammed to ensure that it remains wet.

[2] The new woodland contains birch, rowan and willow; there is ash and oak in sheltered places.