Argyll Forest Park
Argyll Forest Park is a forest park located on the Cowal peninsula of Argyllshire. Established in 1935, it was the first forest park to be created in the United Kingdom.[1]
The park covers just over 81 square miles in total.[2]
From the Holy Loch in the south to the Arrochar Alps in the north, the park includes a variety of landscapes, from high peaks to freshwater and seawater lochs.[3]>
Much of the forest park lies within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, which was established in 2002. The forests at Corlarach and Ardyne in Cowal though are within the forest park but outwith the national park boundary.
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Rest and be thankful -
Benmore forest -
Puck's Glen ravine, in winter -
Glenbranter
Trails
There are marked trails at the following places:[3]
- Glenbranter, bike trails and walks, featuring ancient oaks
- Puck's Glen, trail up rocky gorge among woodlands
- Benmore, forest around Benmore Botanic Garden, with giant trees
- Kilmun Arboretum, collection of tree species in woodland groves
- Ardentinny, easy trails and beach walk
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Argyll Forest Park) |
- Location map: 56°8’6"N, 5°2’28"W
- Streetmap: NS111978
References
- ↑ "Argyll Forest Park". Forestry Commission Scotland. https://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/argyll-forest-park. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ "National Forest Estate Forest Parks GB". Scottish Government Spatial Data Infrastructure. 2017-09-21. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/1cfb57ae-72a9-4ab3-95a5-e22d3b2c134f/national-forest-estate-forest-parks-gb. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Argyll Forest Park - Forestry Commission Scotland
- Argyll Forest Park: VisitScotland]
- Argyll Forest and the Arrochar Alps: Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Argyll Forest Park: Arrochar