Craigandro Wood - Renton Wood 2 | Woodlands

District: Vale of Leven | Postcode: G82 4NZ | Walk Type: Big Adventure

13Ha of mature woodland, with great examples of old upland oak and mixed ashwoods.

Upland Mixed Ashwoods, Upland Oakwood, a priority habitats.

Frequent old standard and coppice oaks

Potentially high invertebrate and fungal diversity in this mature closed canopy.

Good connections to woodland on Carman Muir with Whiteleys Wood, and further woodland/plantation fragments.

REVIEW: Craigandro Wood - Renton Wood 2

Start and Finish Points

By foot these woods can be accessed from Main Street Renton and turning into Carman Road at Renton Primary School, follow the road until it forks and take the right fork. At the end of the road you will find some steps onto the foot bridge over the A82. After crossing the bridge turn left and at the end of the road past the houses the wood can found at the back of the houses. By vehicle from Main Street Renton (B857) turn into Cardross Road then take the second left into Upper Carman Road, follow the road till the end and park near the last house. Once parked the woods can be found at the back of the houses.

Other Information

Geograph project

The Geograph® Britain and Ireland project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland. It provides amazing photographs from a number of local photographers and provides more details showing how the Bromley Muir and the Long strip ad Black strip woods connect: Visit Website

Getoutside

Get Outside was founded by Ordnance Survey, to help more people to get outside more often providing location and route details: Visit Website

Condition

Possibly some clearance, no native trees at edges heavily influences by beech and sycamore planting.

How can we help

Explore and take note on the wildlife and surroundings.

Map out entrance point and other none recorded routes.

Take any litter you may have or may find.

Make a list of potential measures to protect the area.

REVIEW: Craigandro Wood - Renton Wood 2

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