Cleghorn Glen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cleghorn Glen |
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formerly Cleghorn Glen National Nature Reserve | |
Sign at the entrance to the Cleghorn Glen Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location | South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Nearest city | Lanark |
Area | 41 hectares |
Established | 1953: Declared a site of special scientific interest 1981: Cleghorn Glen becomes a national nature reserve 1987: Cartland Craigs and Cleghorn Glen are declared constituent sites of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve. |
Owner | 17 hectares: Scottish Natural Heritage 24 hectares: Mr Elliot-Lockhart |
Cleghorn Glen is a site of special scientific interest which lies outside Lanark and Cleghorn in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of the six ancient woodlands, along with Cartland Craigs, Falls of Clyde, Chatelherault, Nethan Gorge and Mauldslie Woods, which make up the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve.
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A birch tree, one of the many species of tree on the reserve
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