The Forest of Ae is located between Nithsdale and Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway in south-west Scotland. Nithsdale ( Srath Nid in Scottish Gaelic) also known by its anglicised gaelic name Strathnith or Stranit, is the valley of the River Nith For other places called Annandale see Annandale (disambiguation. Dumfries and Galloway ( Gaelic: Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh, d̪̊unˈfɾʲiʃ aɡ̊əs̪ əŋ ɡ̊auɫ̪ɣəɫ̪əv is one of 32 council areas Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
The forest was first planted in the 1920s, primarily with Sitka spruce. Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco The Sitka Spruce ( Picea sitchensis) is a large Coniferous Evergreen Tree growing to 50-70 m tall exceptionally to 100 m tall and It has the designation of a 'Priority Forest' for Red Squirrel conservation. The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris) is a Species of Tree squirrel ( Genus Sciurus The land on which the forest is situated acts as a drainage basin for the Water of Ae, which has a thriving population of otters. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, The Water of Ae is a tributary of the River Annan which it flows into west of Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland.
The village of Ae was built in the 1940s to house forestry workers. Ae is a Village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland.
A variety of mountain bike trails have been built as part of the Forestry Commission 7Stanes project. Mountain biking entails the Sport of riding Bicycles off-road often over rough terrain whether riding specially equipped Mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes The Forestry Commission (established in 1919 is a Non-ministerial government department responsible for Forestry in Great Britain. The 7stanes are seven Mountain biking centres spanning the south of Scotland, from the heart of the Scottish Borders to Dumfries and Galloway
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