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Sunday 29 April 2012

Locherwood & Lady Muir Woodland

When Lol Creme heard Sam & the Wrong Bruce couldn't join us today he decided this was not a day out for him. He got in touch with Kevin,Graham & Eric  to let the boy's know the walk wouldn't be the same without them.
Gillian,Alison,Bruce,Marion,Neil,Linda,Alfie,
June,Dougie,Avril & Gary
are joined in Lochwinnoch by Sasha & Tommy
Sean what does the weather have in store for us
"It's going to be a beautiful day today,
 but take care some boggy ground after about 3 miles"
 
There are two quite different types of woodland on this walk. The first is Locherwood Community Woodland, at the start and finish of the walk. This was planted in the mid-1990s as woodland with free access for local people and is a haven for wildlife. The trees are still very young, so it feels very open compared to older woodlands. The trees are mainly native to Scotland – species like oak, birch, ash and rowan.

 The second type of woodland is Ladymuir Forest; this is a much denser plantation of Spruce trees. It is a few years older than Locherwood, having been planted in the mid 1970’s. It also has quite different origins. The woodland was planted for the value of its timber rather than for recreation or nature conservation, and the trees.


Route
Alison
 
A Friend of Beau's

Heading through the woods

Alison & Tommy confident Wellies are the right choice of footwear

Marion discovers the ground is a bit soggy

Neil & Avril extract a fallen comrade

Sticks seem to have become very popular

Alfie joins Marion & June as bog victim No3


Time to head to The Brown Bull for a refreshment or two
Deuchars IPA & a Bite to eat very nice