exercised across theEsplanade. wildlife livehere. Dogscanbe nesting birdsand othervulnerable visiting theReserve, asmanyground Please keep yourdogtoheelwhen See andsmellthemattheir bestinMayandJune. Grass andMeadowSaxifrage, amongmanyothers. 1989, theReservesupports Bluebells, Sea Lyme in Listed asimportantfor itswildflowersback Plants of theReserve Inhabitants spotted hidingamongtheundergrowth. songbirds. RoeDeercansometimesbe out for Toads, Tawny Owlsandvarious or areasofshortgrass.Lookandlisten and areoftenseencrossingthepaths Bank Voles liveamongthelong grass Birds andMammals and numerousbirdspecies. number ofrarerplantstoseveralmammals around theReserve,rangingfroma Many differentkindsofwildlife live

Rangers provideanumberofotherservices. In additiontoourprogrammeofevents,Countryside Ranger Service Countryside obtained fromourofficeinCamperdownCountry Park. used for family or groupactivities.These arefreeandcanbe guides andactivityleaflets suchasorienteeringthatcanbe The CountrysideRangerServicehasaselection oftrail Trails andActivities inDundee’sParks important conservationprojects,wemaybeable tohelp. the environmentnearyouorwishtobecomeinvolved in We assistlocal initiatives.Ifyouareinterestedinimproving Work intheCommunity activities inDundee’s manywildlife richareas. We areavailable togivetalksschoolsandcolleges orlead Education Services environmental topicstosuityourgroup. Rangers areavailable togivetalksandguidedwalkson Evening Talks andguidedWalks for Groups

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Details in this leaflet correct at time of printing. Designed by Marketing & Design, Leisure & Communities, Dundee City Council. Reserve LocalNature Broughty Ferry 1 5 Origins of the Reserve Disused track-bed of the Trees and scrub have taken over The Railways line. Look for a variety of the old track-bed and nearby butterflies flying around in the hollows. Look out for wood- Between 7,000 - 10,000 years ago, summer, including Red Admiral. land plants like Red Campion October 1838 saw the opening of the Dundee was pushed into the Earth under a mass of ice, and Wood Cranesbill and listen FOOTBRIDGE to Railway. This line still runs along in some places more than one mile thick. 2 for the falling cadence of song Dalhousie Road the northern edge of the Reserve and carries Norma’s bird-feeding station of the Willow Warbler - trains to . is visited by many species over FORFAR Seas inundated previously a summer migrant from Africa. the winter. How many can you Another now disused line, dry land and formed new count? Look for Siskin, Gold- and part of the Reserve, once beaches as the ice melted, finch, Greenfinch & Blue Tit. ran 17 miles to Forfar, passing allowing the land to rise through Barnhill, just north 3 5 again and the River Tay and Frog spawn in the pond of the Reserve. the North Sea to assume matures into adults, which their current positions. then hibernate in the drystone This line opened on This left the new sandy dyke feature nearby. DUNDEE - ABERDEEN RAILWAY LINE 14 November 1871, but lost beaches high and dry. its passenger service in January ©Craig Ellery/SNH 4 6 1955 and goods (mainly farm BARNHILL to Barnhill Rock Gardens produce and coal for home use) in October 1967. DUNDEE Broughty Ferry Local Nature Reserve is a good entrance through example of a raised beach. Here the sand-dunes railway tunnel lie on top of bedrock composed of Andesitic Known as the Forfar Direct Line, the previous link to Forfar Lava, which had been pushed up from under- 3 POND ground. Look out for lumps of lava as you walk being via Arbroath, this old track-bed is now a great retreat through the Reserve. 2 for many varieties of wildlife. Barnhill Station c1936 ©ARG 1

BROUGHTY FERRY ESPLANADE 6 4 Before the Esplanade was built, Many uncommon wild flowers the road came under the arch, can be found across the dunes. along by the Cherry-Plum hedge Look for Thyme, Lady’s Bedstraw and up to Dalhousie Road. and Meadow Saxifrage. Note the old gas lamppost. ©Caledonian Railway Association