Roseisle beach and forest
This beautiful beach seamlessly connects Findhorn and Burghead.
It’s a beautiful, wide strip of smooth sand with a dune bank. It’s punctuated with concrete blocks that were put here in WWII to stop enemies from using the beach as a perfect landing place to offload tanks.
Although many of them have shifted a little in the sands, they form a very neat and uninterrupted line stretching for miles. Similar defences can also be seen in Lossiemouth Forest
The beach is a popular place for local families and dog walkers. It is bounded entirely by forestry plantation.
The land is managed by the Forestry Commission and has a car park, toilets, barbecue area, play park, and miles of tracks and trails.
The Moray Coast Trail runs through the forest, and there’s also miles and miles of tracks as you would expect on any Forestry Commission property. As you make your way around the forest, look out for old abandoned buildings, a disused railway line, and an abundance of wildlife.
Pages of the Sea
In 2018, the beach became a giant canvas for Remembrance Sunday. Beaches all around the country participated with artists and members of the public drawing images in the sand to mark the memory of those lost in battle.
The nearby village is called College of Roseisle and has a few residential houses, some small businesses and a village hall.
The Roseisle Maltings and Distillery between the forest and the village are owned by Diageo.
- Burghead:4.2 miles
- Forres: 7.5 miles
- Elgin: 9.2 miles