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Balkello Community Woodland – The Gateway to the Sidlaw Hills
Balkello means the place of the monks in Gaelic, a clue to past residents. You can find evidence of far older life here – plant fossils in the quarry are an amazing 400 million years old.
Balluderon Hill gives some great views to the coast and to the Cairngorms. There’s lots of wildlife to see here, from ravens to roe deer, 130 species of flowering plants and 100 types of beetle that call Balkello home.
How to get there:
Balkello is in Tay Forest District.
Follow the B954 Muirhead to Newtyle road and turn off at Auchterhouse onto the unclassified road heading towards Tealing. Travel along this road for approximately 2.5 miles and the entrance to the car park and forest is on the left.
Kirkton of Auchterhouse is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: NO365383
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Postcode DD3 0QY (for satnav purposes)
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Other places to go in Tay Forest District
What's on in Tay Forest District
June
- Forest Folklore Sunday 17 June 2012
- Treemendous Faskally Monday 18 June 2012
July
- Big Tree Country Sunday 1 July 2012
- Treemendous Trees Monday 2 July 2012
Monday 30 July 2012 - Pine Cone Point Monday 2 July 2012
Thursday 2 August 2012
Wednesday 15 August 2012 - Tree Tales Thursday 19 July 2012
- Dunkeld Delights Friday 20 July 2012
- Scots Wha Hae Thursday 26 July 2012
- Dunkeld Trek Sunday 29 July 2012
August
- Pine Cone Point Monday 2 July 2012
Thursday 2 August 2012
Wednesday 15 August 2012 - The Secret Garden Wednesday 1 August 2012
- Timbertastic Wednesday 8 August 2012
- Scottish Plant Hunters Thursday 9 August 2012
- Squirrel Search Thursday 16 August 2012
Monday 20 August 2012
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