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Wood of Cree Walk
Wood of Cree Walk map

Location
From Newton Stewart, follow the signs to Minnigaff then to the Wood of Cree RSPB Nature Reserve. The car park is on your left after 4 miles.

Start Point
Start from the car park, cross the road to reach the start of the walks. From the interpretation board, follow the path uphill to reach a waymarker for the Woodland Trail.

Description
Follow the Cordorcan Burn past a series of waterfalls rushing down the steep gorges they have created over thousands of years. The Wood of Cree, thought to date back over 5000 years to the last ice age, is the largest remaining woodland in southern Scotland. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife and particular specialities are pied flycatcher, redstart and wood warbler.
Continue to follow signs for the Woodland trail until you come to a junction where the two trails split. From here, follow signs for the Scrubland Trail through more varied woodland with open scrub and stands of mature trees.
Since the establishment of the reserve in 1984, some conifers have been removed and natural regeneration of the woodland has been encouraged.

Many more attractions and walks are featured in the literature and brochures available during your self catering holiday at Galloway Cottage.

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