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Finding your way around

Wood of Cree

Woodland trail A one-mile circular trail around the ancient oak woodland thattakes you past waterfalls and tumbling streams. Listen andlook out for pied flycatchers, redstarts, dippers, nuthatchesand woodpeckers. Allow one hour.

The Wood of Cree ishome to the rareLeisler’s bat.

Water

Woodland

Grassland

Viewpoint

Parking

Wait patiently for achance to seeotters at dawnand dusk fromour raised otter

platform.There are over 150,000oak trees in the ancientwoodland – count themfor yourself!

THETRAILS

Mill Hill trail This walk is just under one mileencompassing two main habitat types –woodland and woodland pasture. Allowone hour.

Knockman Wood trail This two-mile walk will take you to the uppermoor of Barclye. Allow two hours. You canextend it by four miles through KnockmanWood and back along the road to RSPBBarclye, allowing an extra four hours.

Scrubland trail This is an extension of the Woodland trail and will add anothermile to your walk, through developing scrubland perfect forwarblers, bats, butterflies and wild flowers. Allow two hours.

Woodland Pasture trail At just under three miles, this walk offersgreat views through woodland pasture takingin Drumwhirn Cairn. Allow an hour and a half.

Some areas have livestock. During thebird breeding season (March–June) andfor your safety, please keep dogs on ashort lead to protect ground-nestingbirds and to prevent livestock frombeing scared. We advise wearing stoutfootwear with ankle support. The onlytrail suitable for wheelchairs/pushchairsis the path to the otter platform.

BARCLYE TRAILS

WOODLAND TRAILS

Relax nextto the soothingsounds of the

Grey Mare’s Tailwaterfall on

the Woodland trail.

Look forrolled up hazel

leaves along theScrubland trail

made byleaf rollerbeetles.

Enjoy the viewsfrom the

Scrubland trailtowards

Wigtown.

Look for dor beetles asyou return into

the wood on theScrubland Trail –

they’re shiny,black and

oval.

Look out forpurple

hairstreakbutterflies overthe oak canopy

at theviewpoint.

Sit on ourcircular mill

wheel seat andtake in thepanoramic

views from theMill Hill trail.

Take theKnockman

Wood trail to theupper moor ofBarclye – listenout for curlews

and black grouse.

Stand in the shadows of our ancestors

as the WoodlandPasture trail takes

you pastDrumwhirn

Cairn.

Listen toparachuting treepipits overhead

and watchcuckoos chase

each other.

Walk amongstbutterflies and

day flyingmoths.