unrated)About Shear Bridge Picnic Site Trail
Follow the mown paths through the grassland areas and down to the burnside.
This is a popular spot in the summer for spending time by the burn or having a picnic on the grass. Follow the path round in a circle up and over the small hill or come back the same way along the burnside.
How to get there:
Shear Bridge Picnic Site Trail can be started from Shear Bridge Car Park in Camilty Forest. West Calder and Livingston are the nearest towns or villages.
Shear Bridge car park is found at the side of the A70, near the turning for the B7008 Harburn Road.
OS Grid Reference: NT058587
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Wildlife
Birds: Keep your ears open for the calls of common crossbills. They can be seen flying in groups above the treetops and then landing to feed on the seeds in the cones. Common sandpipers frequent the burns searching for wee aquatic insects. If you hear a flock of small birds moving through the trees, take a closer look for long-tailed tits and the tiny goldcrest.
Insects and reptiles: Summertime brings out the butterflies at the grassland area by the burn. If you are lucky you may spot the occasional dragonfly as it buzzes past hunting for food.
Habitats: Camilty Forest is a mixture of boggy ground and grasslands with meanderring burns. It contains part of Cobbinshaw Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest which is an important site for intermediate blanket mire. The forest is mainly coniferous with areas of broadleaves beside the roads. We have information about Lowland bog
| Shear Bridge Car Park Facilities. |
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| Length of trail: 0.2 miles |
| Approximate time of trail: 10 minutes |
| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Jim Smalls 01555 660190 e-mail: scottishlowlands@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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