Largo Serpentine

Largo Serpentine is situated beside the Largo burn to the south of the B915, and lies between the village of Upper Largo to the north and Lower Largo to the south. The wood generally faces south. Altitude ranges from 10m above sea level in the south-west of the wood to 30m a.s.l. on the road to the north. The solid geology of the area consists of Carboniferous grey mudstones and sandstone of deltaic origin. These are overlaid with glacial drift of a similar origin, although there is some minor outcropping in the gully of the Largo Burn. The soils are loams and clays of relatively high fertility. The MLURI climate map identifies the area as warm dry lowland, being exposed with extremely mild winters.