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Old MineNature Park
Going greenThere are areas of derelict land around many of our towns and cities in Scotland. Forestry Commission Scotland is working with local communities and councils to help return some of these back to green spaces, like Old Mine Nature Park, for people and wildlife to enjoy. Find out more at: www.forestry.gov.uk/centralscotland
Gardening on a grand scaleAs every gardener knows, the key to making things grow is to prepare the ground properly. This area used to be an industrial site, so the ground here needed plenty of help. We dug in drainage channels then added 6,000 tonnes of good compost to the soil. The compost is made – appropriately – from recycled timber and garden waste. More than 20,000 trees and shrubs have been planted so far. Come along and see how they are doing!
Old Mine Nature Park hashad a make-over –making it much morewelcoming for peopleand wildlife!Nature was already tryingto reclaim this formerindustrial site, so we’ve given her ahelping hand. Explore the new trails to see which native trees have been planted and the birds, insects and other wildlife that are making themselves at home.
Silver birches are usually the �rst trees to seed naturally on open ground and there are lots growing well here already. Their silvery bark is easy to identify, and look for catkins on the bare branches in spring. You’ve probably already glimpsed roe deer grazingin the Park too. You would also have seen them here in medieval times, when this was probably part of a royal hunting forest.
Who’s moving in?Have you heard the mewing calls of buzzards overhead? In the coming years, the air should also be �lled with the songs of woodland birds and perhaps the ‘drumming’ of a busy woodpecker.
Be part of the storyOld Mine Nature Park is growing into a great place to walk, cycle, run, play or just relax and enjoy the views. Join us for a seasonal guided walk and see how it is changing for the better, or become a volunteer and help with planting and maintenance.Contact details on back of lea�et.
Thanks to Primary 4 at Lawmuir Primary School for giving Old Mine Nature Park its new name!
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Forestry Commission ScotlandScottish Lowlands Forest DistrictFive Sisters House,West Calder EH55 8PNTel: 01555 660190E: [email protected]
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Patchwork plantingWe have planted a mix of trees and shrubs in groups here, to create areas of shady woodland as well as open spaces. The trees are mostly nativeto Scotland, including cherry, maple, larch, oak, ash and hazel. We’ve planted guelder and wild roses amongst them too, which will be the �rst of the new plantsto bloom.
Seasonal highlightsOnce established, the trees will bring spring blossom, summer cover and autumn colour. Look out for butter�ies and moths enjoying the sunny glades in summer, thrushes snacking onrose hips in autumn and roe deer hiding amongst the trees all year round.
Hidden historySome of you may still remember when this area was a busy industrial area – although it’s hard to imagine it now. Over the centuries, it has been farmed, built on, mined, quarried, dug for clay and used as a land�ll site and a railway siding! There was also a smithy here for many years, where blacksmiths shod horses and made and mended metal tools.
Signposts to the pastBothwell is derived from the Scots words for a pool (weel) with a hut (both) beside it. Other local names reveal how many languages have been spoken here. Calder is from the Celtic spoken by the Ancient Britons, while local farms like Daldowie and Cairnbroe have Gaelic names from medieval times. Names like Bellshill are more recent, re�ecting the Scots spoken here today.
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© Crown Copyright and database right [2013]. All rights reserved.Ordnance Survey Licence number [100021242].
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Forestry Commission Scotland trails are graded according to the degree of difficulty, gradients and type of conditions visitors can expect.
Easy:Sensible footwear
ModerateWaterprooffootwear
StrenuousHillwalking boots
Easy:Muscle Loosener
ModerateMuscle Stretcher
StrenuousMuscle builder
Trail gradingOld Mine Nature Park trails(Non waymarked)
Mostly flat with some short gentle slopes. No steps or gates. Wide, smooth and firm gravel paths.
2/3 mile / 1.0 km
West loop
11/4 miles / 2.0 kms
East loop