WOOD OF CREEWOOD OF CREE
MOOR OF BARCLYE
To Newton Stewart
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To Glen Trool
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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.