Cleghorn Glen

Cleghorn Glen
formerly Cleghorn Glen National Nature Reserve
Sign at the entrance to the Cleghorn Glen Site of Special Scientific Interest
Cleghorn Glen shown within South Lanarkshire
Location	South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nearest city	Lanark
Coordinates	55°41′20.4″N 3°46′4.8″W / 55.689000°N 3.768000°WCoordinates: 55°41′20.4″N 3°46′4.8″W / 55.689000°N 3.768000°W
Area	41 hectares[1]
Established	1953: Declared a site of special scientific interest 1981: Cleghorn Glen becomes a national nature reserve 1987: Cartland Craigs and Cleghorn Glen are declared constituent sites of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve.[1]
Owner	17 hectares: Scottish Natural Heritage 24 hectares: Mr Elliot-Lockhart[1]
http://www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/clyde-valley-woodlands/

Cleghorn Glen is a site of special scientific interest which lies outside Lanark and Cleghorn in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of the six ancient woodlands, along with Cartland Craigs, Falls of Clyde, Chatelherault, Nethan Gorge and Mauldslie Woods, which make up the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve.^[2]

Gallery

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  Start of the footpath

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  River moose, as seen at the start of the walk

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  Leitchford Bridge

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  The start of the second walkway

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  A birch tree, one of the many species of tree on the reserve

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  An example of the diverse woodland in Cleghorn Glen

References

1. "The Story of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scotland's National Nature Reserves. Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
2. "Clyde Valley Woodlands". Scottish Natural Heritage. 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2010.DEAD LINK