Cleghorn Glen is a

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which lies outside Lanark and Cleghorn in

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. It is one of the six ancient woodlands, along with Cartland Craigs, Falls of Clyde, Chatelherault,

Nethan Gorge Nethan Gorge is a natural gorge carved by the River Nethan, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a ...

and

Mauldslie Woods Mauldslie Woods is an area of woodland close to the town of Carluke, South Lanarkshire. It is one of six woodlands which form the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve, the others being Cartland Craigs, Chatelherault, Cleghorn Glen, ...

, which make up the

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Gallery

Image:Cleghorn Glen 19 June 2010 (2).JPG, Start of the footpath Image:Cleghorn Glen 19 June 2010 (16).JPG, River moose, as seen at the start of the walk Image:Cleghorn Glen 19 June 2010 (17).JPG, Leitchford Bridge Image:Cleghorn Glen 19 June 2010 (21).JPG, The start of the second walkway Image:Cleghorn Glen 19 June 2010 (22).JPG, A

birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 ...

tree, one of the many species of tree on the reserve Image:Cleghorn Glen 19 June 2010 (38).JPG, An example of the diverse woodland in Cleghorn Glen

References

Lanark Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Scotland {{Scotland-SSSI-stub