Argyll Forest Park

Argyll Forest Park
A map showing the location of the Argyll Forest Park (in red, other forests parks shown in green).
Location Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute
Nearest city Glasgow
Coordinates 56°08′06″N 5°02′28″W / 56.135°N 5.041°W / 56.135; -5.041
Area 21,133 ha (81.59 sq mi)[1]
Established 1935[2]
Governing body Forestry Commission Scotland
Website http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/argyll-forest-park

Argyll Forest Park is a forest park located on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. Established in 1935, it was the first forest park to be created in the United Kingdom.[2] The park is managed by the Forestry Commission Scotland, and covers 211 km2 in total.[1]

From the Holy Loch in the south to the Arrochar Alps in the north, the park includes a variety of landscapes, from high peaks to freshwater and seawater lochs.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Much of the forest park lies within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, which was established in 2002, however the forests at Corlarach and Ardyne in Cowal are outwith the national park boundary but within the forest park.[9]

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Highlights

Benmore forest
Puck's Glen ravine, in winter
Glenbranter

The Forestry Commission highlights trails at the following places:[3]

  • Glenbranter, bike trails and walks, featuring ancient oaks
  • Puck's Glen, trail up rocky gorge among woodlands
  • Benmore, forest around Benmore Botanic Garden, with giant trees
  • Kilmun Arboretum, collection of tree species in woodland groves
  • Ardentinny, easy trails and beach walk

References

  1. 1 2 "National Forest Estate Forest Parks GB". Scottish Government Spatial Data Infrastructure. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  2. 1 2 "Argyll Forest Park". Forestry Commission Scotland. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. 1 2 "Argyll Forest Park - Forestry Commission Scotland". Scotland.forestry.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Argyll Forest Park". VisitScotland. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Argyll Forest and the Arrochar Alps". Lochlomondtrossachs.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Argyll Forest Park". Arrochar. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  7. ↑ "Argyll Forest Park - Arrochar - Days Out". The AA. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  8. ↑ "Argyll Forest Park". visitcowal. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  9. ↑ "Argyll Forest Park: Where great forests meet Atlantic shores" (PDF). Forestry Commission Scotland. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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