Callendar Wood

 

Callendar Wood has formed a dramatic backdrop to the town of Falkirk since the 12th century. The wood was part of the larger Callendar Estate bought by William Forbes in 1783. At this time the wood was largely oak coppice woodland with extensive mine workings.

This landscape was transformed into a more ornamental policy woodland as the 19th century progressed, with the addition of kennels, mausoleum, lodge houses, avenues and carriageways lined with specimen trees.

In the 20th century certain areas were turned over to commercial timber production with the planting of stands of pine, larch and spruce.

The diverse woodland of today reflects this long history and it is of considerable value as a wildlife habitat, recreational resource and as an historically important designed landscape.

There are over 6 miles of carriageways, tracks and paths, most of them dating to the late 1800's.

How to get there:

Falkirk is the nearest town or village.

Leave M9 motorway by junctions 4,5 and 6 and follow signs for Callendar House.

Falkirk is on the main railway line between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Falkirk High Station is only 250 yards from the western entance to Callendar Wood.

There is a regular bus service to Callendar Park to the immediate north of the wood and to Hallglen to the south of the wood. For further information on bus times, numbers routes etc. call the Transport Helpline on Tel No. (01324) 504724.

OS Grid Reference: NS907788

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