Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve
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Overview
Located within the World Heritage Site of New Lanark, the ancient woodlands of the Clyde Valley Woodlands NNR cling to the gorge sides, providing a rare sanctuary for a wealth of wildlife. It is the steepness of the gorge sides which has protected the trees from commercial felling. In spring and early summer the woodlands are filled with the songs of wood warbler, chaffinch and long-tailed tit, and the woodland floor is carpeted with wood anemone, wild garlic, dog’s mercury, wood sorrel, bluebell and primrose. Look out for great spotted woodpeckers and tawny owls nesting in the standing deadwood, or the bark of mature trees, used by treecreepers to make their nests. Watch too for tracks and signs of the badgers and roe deer. While the main visitor facilities are at Chatelherault and the Falls of Clyde, there are paths accessing all the woodlands of the reserve.
Location
NEW LANARK, ML11 9DB
About the area
South Lanarkshire offers some of Scotland’s best days out, with country parks, museums, activity centres, historic sites and walking trails to choose from.
Many of the area’s museums are a window into the county’s industrial heritage, the biggest claim to fame being New Lanark.
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