Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve

#4704 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve comprises six separate woodland sites in the Clyde Valley region of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. These six sites are located along a 12 km section of the River Clyde and its tributaries, and lie close to built-up areas such as Hamilton and Lanark on the southern outskirts of Greater Glasgow. The sites can be easily accessed by about two million people living in the surrounding urban areas, making the reserve unique amongst Scotland's NNRs, most of which tend to be located in more remote areas. The six sites are: ()

Elevation: 614 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°39'0"N, 3°46'0"W

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Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Falls of Clyde, Tower of Hallbar, St Nicholas Parish Church, Abbeygreen Church.

0.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Falls of Clyde, New Lanark
12 min walk • The Falls of Clyde is the collective name of four linn on the River Clyde near New Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Falls of Clyde comprise the upper falls of Bonnington Linn, Corra Linn, Dundaff Linn, and the lower falls of Stonebyres Linn. Corra Linn is the highest, with a fall of 26 metres.
4.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Tower of Hallbar
125 min walk • The Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
1.7 miN
Church
St Nicholas Parish Church, Lanark
44 min walk • St Nicholas Parish Church is a category B listed building and Church of Scotland place of worship in the town centre of Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The original 13th-century chapel was documented as early as 1890, however at that time it was claimed that there were no remnants of that building.
4.7 miW
Church
Abbeygreen Church, Lesmahagow
121 min walk • Abbeygreen Church is a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland in the small town of Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire.
1.4 miN
Church
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
36 min walk • St Kentigern's Church is a scheduled monument in Lanark, South Lanarkshire. Its churchyard and burial aisles are a category B listed building. It was previously the parish church of the town. It is believed that the church was founded by St Kentigern himself shortly before his death in 603 AD.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tinto
136 min walk • Tinto is an isolated hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It comprises little more than one top, which stands on the west bank of the River Clyde, some 8 kilometres west of Biggar.
0.5 miNW
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Corra Castle, New Lanark
13 min walk • Corra Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle within the Corehouse Estate near New Lanark, Scotland. It overlooks Corra Linn, one of the four waterfalls which make up the Falls of Clyde. In 1967 it became a scheduled monument.
2.3 miNW
Bridge
Mousemill Bridge
60 min walk • Mousemill Bridge is a crossing of the Mouse Water on Mousemill Road, just north of Kirkfieldbank. There are two bridges at the site, the present day road bridge and the old Mousemill Bridge which previously formed part of the road between Lanark and Hamilton through Kirkfieldbank but is today solely used by pedestrians.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Stonebyres Falls, New Lanark
74 min walk • Stonebyres Falls is a waterfall of the River Clyde in Scotland. It is located on the former Stonebyres estate at the site of Stonebyres Castle.
3.9 miW
Archaeological site
Blackhill
99 min walk • The Black Hill in South Lanarkshire is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It overlooks the Clyde Valley, and is the location of a burial cairn from the Bronze Age and an Iron Age fortress.
1.6 miN
Church
St Mary's RC Church, Lanark
40 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The church building and presbytery are Category A listed buildings. Also listed in Category A is the L-shaped school building to the north of the west end of the church.