Wheyrigg: Raised Bogs and Route 400

They relate to different questions: the reserve provides context about the landscape, while the information about Route 400 identifies a stop and listed departure times. This lets you structure your choices according to whether the surrounding area or a particular travel time matters to you first.

Moorland in the wider area

South Solway Mosses National Nature Reserve lies in the wider area around Wheyrigg. It consists of three large lowland raised bogs: Bowness Common, Glasson Moss, and Wedholme Flow. Wheyrigg and the reserve name therefore refer to different geographical points: Wheyrigg is the destination you are searching for, while the reserve is a protected area nearby.

The three proper names make the collective term more specific: Bowness Common, Glasson Moss, and Wedholme Flow each refer to one of the raised bogs mentioned; South Solway Mosses National Nature Reserve is the shared reference for all three. If you are interested in moorland, you can use the names to distinguish the individual parts of the natural area described. The geographical reference remains the wider area around Wheyrigg.

The area figure also adds to the description: South Solway Mosses National Nature Reserve covers 1,000 hectares of the South Solway Mosses Special Area of Conservation. The names tell you which raised bogs are meant; the figure in hectares puts the reserve’s area in the context of the designated protected area. In this context, the 1,000 hectares refer to the reserve, not to each of the three bogs individually. The names and the figure therefore represent different aspects of the area’s description.

Wheyrigg Farm stop and Route 400

The Wheyrigg Farm bus stop is on the B5302 in Wheyrigg. For Route 400 towards Silloth Solway St, departures are listed at 06:55, 09:24, 11:24, 13:24, 15:24, 17:29, and 18:29. When identifying the service in the timetable, the stop name, route, and direction work together: Wheyrigg Farm names the stop, Route 400 is the route, and Silloth Solway St is the stated direction. The times are departure times, not arrival times.

The listed times run from 06:55 to 18:29. This allows you to compare an early and a later departure directly; other listed times fall in between. If a particular time of day matters to you, match your travel needs with a suitable departure. Check the operator’s or council’s current timetable before travelling, as times can change. When checking, use the stop name together with Route 400 and the stated direction so that you can identify the relevant timetable entry.

Whether you take the moorland or a particular departure into account first depends on which of these matters most for planning your trip.

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