Glen Devon Woodlands’ Most Westerly Point Is 4Km East of of East 4Km Is Point Westerly Most Woodlands’ Devon Glen

FSC certified paper. certified FSC

was produced on on produced was

version of this leaflet leaflet this of version

The original printed printed original The

trademark. All images taken by WTPL/Niall Benvie, unless otherwise indicated. 13150 04/19 13150 indicated. otherwise unless Benvie, WTPL/Niall by taken images All trademark.

Office: Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6LL. The Woodland Trust logo is a registered registered a is logo Trust Woodland The 6LL. NG31 Lincolnshire, Grantham, Way, Kempton Office:

294344. A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England no. 1982873. Registered Registered 1982873. no. England in Registered guarantee. by limited company making non-profit A 294344.

The Woodland Trust is a registered charity in Scotland no. SC038885 and in England and Wales no. no. Wales and England in and SC038885 no. Scotland in charity registered a is Trust Woodland The

woodlandtrust.org.uk woodlandtrust.org.uk 3300 333 0330

South Inch Business Centre, Shore Road, Perth, PH2 8BW 8BW PH2 Perth, Road, Shore Centre, Business Inch South

Glen Sherup and Glen Quey. Glen and Sherup Glen

heard and sometimes seen at at seen sometimes and heard

Black grouse can often be be often can grouse Black

ood W

0330 333 5301 333 0330 woodlandtrust.org.uk/join var var e Inzi

or call call or join

You’ll also get inspiring ideas for woodland adventures when you you when adventures woodland for ideas inspiring get also You’ll

A905

black grouse: wtpl/dennis johnson;short-eared owl: cameron livingstone A91

Your family can help us protect native woodland and its wildlife. wildlife. its and woodland native protect us help can family Your

Clackmannan Clackmannan C wdenbeath wdenbeath o o C

decades of intensive sheep farming. sheep intensive of decades

Stirling Stirling

Do you love trees? love you Do Alloa Alloa

are slowly re-colonising the high ground after after ground high the re-colonising slowly are M9 A907

e r O e r O

Lo h h c c Lo

grouse

Allan of Allan of ood W

e v r Rese A91

M90

ood Hill Hill ood W e e r Natu Bridge Bridge black black

and burns running through the hills; and and hills; the through running burns and

ane Farm ane V Dollar Dollar

dipper kingfisher

t r Muckha t r Muckha using the reservoirs, rivers rivers reservoirs, the using and

Moss

etts o’ o’ etts etts Y Y ven e L ven e L

Portmoak

A977

h h c c Lo Lo Woodlands Woodlands otter, otter, weasel stoat Dunblane Dunblane

on the open farmland; farmland; open the on and

Wood

Glen Devon Devon Glen Glen Devon Devon Glen

Kin oss oss r r Kin Kilmagad Kilmagad

brown hare, rabbit, vole, shrew, shrew, vole, rabbit, hare, brown Look out for for out Look

A91 A9

A823 A91

bat . . of species

Glen Eagles Glen

hedgehog, red squirrel, pine marten pine squirrel, red hedgehog, and various various and M90

roe deer, fox, fox, deer, roe and feeding opportunities for for opportunities feeding and Gleneagles Gleneagles

Maturing woodland also provides the ideal habitat habitat ideal the provides also woodland Maturing

der der r r Auchtera Auchtera

Dunning Dunning

seen patrolling their territory. their patrolling seen

Woodland Trust woods Trust Woodland here adventure your Start

A824

short-eared owl short-eared kestrel regularly regularly and as such

Woodlands

Reservoir layby and follow the footpath signs. footpath the follow and layby Reservoir common woodland bird species; with birds of prey prey of birds with species; bird woodland common

Hill

access road behind the village kirk, or park at Castlehill Castlehill at park or kirk, village the behind road access surrounding the reservoirs is now home to many many to home now is reservoirs the surrounding

Moncrieffe Moncrieffe

Muckhart. Simply park in the village and walk up the the up walk and village the in park Simply Muckhart. The mix of open ground and new native woodland woodland native new and ground open of mix The

Glen Devon Devon Glen It is possible to reach Geordie’s Wood from Pool of of Pool from Wood Geordie’s reach to possible is It

Fur and feather and Fur

roads to the Glenquey and Lower Glendevon Reservoirs. Glendevon Lower and Glenquey the to roads

out map). Please do not drive up the private single track track single private the up drive not do Please map). out

number of points on the road where you can park (see fold- (see park can you where road the on points of number

to Crieff road passes through Glen Devon and there are a a are there and Devon Glen through passes road Crieff to

end is 9km south of Auchterarder. The A823 Dunfermline Dunfermline A823 The Auchterarder. of south 9km is end

Dollar, close to Pool of Muckhart village; and its northern northern its and village; Muckhart of Pool to close Dollar,

Glen Devon Woodlands’ most westerly point is 4km east of of east 4km is point westerly most Woodlands’ Devon Glen

heathland, searching for prey. for searching heathland,

often seen hovering above the the above hovering seen often Getting here Getting In winter short-eared owls are are owls short-eared winter In

Once home to wild boar The name of the local village of Muckhart comes from the Gaelic “Muc Airde”, meaning ‘pig height’ – a reference to the wild boar Big Landscape which would have roamed this Glen Devon Woodlands is the collective name for three separate native woodlands area around 600 years ago. in the area – Glen Quey, Glen Sherup and Geordie’s Wood. The site extends to over 1,200 ha and comprises a range of habitats and features including rounded grassy hills, woodland, reservoirs, rivers, waterfalls and farmland. Osprey can be seen from April It also has three impressive peaks – – to September, fishing on the Ben Shee, Innerdownie and Seamab Hill reservoirs where there’s a Glen Devon Woodlands which provide outstanding views of the Ochil Hills and beyond. plentiful supply of trout. Since the site was acquired in early 2000, around 1.5 million native trees have been johnson, wtpl/dennis osprey: Wild, remote, beautiful and full of surprises - planted, many by volunteers from the local community. The Trust is restoring the just a few of the ways to describe Glen Devon native woodland that would have existed here centuries ago, for the benefit of Woodlands, though none of them quite capture people and wildlife. Look for oak, ash, birch, hazel, rowan, juniper and Scots pine. the grandeur of this memorable place.

WTPL/JIM CHRISTIE Think of vast open spaces, big skies, high hill tops and spectacular views. A place still evolving, yet with an intriguing past; home to a diverse array of specialist plants and wildlife suited to the upland conditions you’ll find here. It’s a place to find solitude Path to the summit of Ben Shee. if you want it, popular Planting 1.5 million trees walking routes if you don’t and as much to see as you have the time to see it in. Stretching from Clackmannanshire to Perth and Kinross, Glen Devon Woodlands is home to some of the best scenery that Scotland Land of the fairies has to offer with something for everyone, Ben Shee, standing above whatever their ability. Glen Sherup, derives from the Gaelic word ‘sith’ which means a conical hill associated with fairies. Start your adventure here Castlehill Lower Loop 2km (1.25 miles) Muckhart Loop 3.5km (2.25 miles) Castlehill Upper Loop 6.5km (4 miles) The road to market Ben Shee Loop 9.5km (6 miles) Reservoirs Trail 14km, one way (8.7 miles) The walk through Glen Quey Unsurfaced path between Dollar and Burnfoot GlenCar parking Devon Woodlands is an old drove route, once used Information Glen to walk livestock to market Woodland Trust woods in Falkirk. Woodland Trust boundary Eagles Other woodland Castlehill lower loop 2km (1.25 miles) Viewpoint Muckhart loop 3.5km (2.25 miles) Glen Devon Castlehill upper loop 6.5km (4 miles) River Devon Ben Shee loop 9.5km (6 miles) Lower Glendevon Reservoirs Trail 14km, one way (8.7 miles) Upper Glendevon Reservoir Unsurfaced path Reservoir Glendevon Car parking Tormaukin Hotel Information Woodland Trust woods Glensherup Burnfoot Woodland Trust boundary Reservoir Other woodland Bald Hill Ben Shee Viewpoint Castlehill 516m Reservoir

Whether it’s a thirty-minute stroll or B934 a five-hour hike, Glen Devon offers a 1 kilometre Innerdownie 1 /2 mile 611m range of walking routes to suit everyone Glen Sherup Nether Glenquey Auchlinsky – from the easy 2km Castlehill Lower Reservoir Auchlinsky A823 Loop walk to the more challenging 14km Hill Reservoirs Trail. Just follow one of the Glen Quey A91 coloured way-marked routes. Cairnmorris Hill Seamab Yetts o’ Trail Tips Maiden’s Well 439m Hill Muckhart Tarmangie Geordie’s There are many unsurfaced or informal paths to follow. Hill Muckhart For circular walks try starting from the layby on the Wood Nature Park A823 Castleton Hillfoot Hill A823 by Castlehill Reservoir. Or for access to the wider Hill The Inn at Muckhart Mona’s of Muckhart path network south and west of Glen Devon, start at Saddle Hill the Glen Sherup car park. Pool of Muckhart A91 For panoramic views of the Ochil Hills, a climb up Ben To Shee, Innerdownie or Seamab is well worth the effort. Dollar Thanks to the efforts of the Muckhart Nature Park WTPL/LAURIE CAMPBELL WTPL/LAURIE Committee and Ochils Landscape Partnership, younger visitors can enjoy a buggy-friendly wildlife trail and pond at Muckhart Nature Park. Dollar Please follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code Top: You can spot dippers alongside The weather in the Scottish hills and glens can change rivers and burns in Glen Devon. quickly. Be properly equipped when you go walking and Right: The summit of Seamab Hill