Selm Muir Wood

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About Selm Muir Wood

Selm Muir Wood is a beautiful woodland with lots of wildlife to enjoy.

Mature Scots pine woods surround the younger spruce areas. Rowan, birch and willow are scattered throughout and an old beech hedge hints at the age of the wood.

Parts of the wood are known to date from at least 1860 which is why there is such a rich flora and fauna.

There are no formal footpaths in Selm Muir wood. There are level sections of forest road and some informal tracks through the wood. As the paths have not been formalised they are rough, uneven and there are open ditches.

How to get there:

Kirknewton and Livingston are the nearest towns or villages.

From Kirknewton, take Leyden Road and follow for approximately 1.5 miles. You will come to the forest entrance on the right-hand side.

There are no formal parking places, but you can park in the bellmouth. Please do not obstruct the access into the forest or cause a hazard on the public road.

OS Grid Reference: NT085647
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

Start your visit from:

Leyden road entrance

Couple observing wildlife through binoculars

Activities:

	The forest's informal paths can be rough and uneven.

Contact:

Jim Smalls

01555 660190
e-mail: scottishlowlands@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

4 Stars
There is a path with a way-marker from the 1890s along the northern edge of the wood. It's an excellent walking route but it would really facilitate use if the fallen trees were cleared occasionally. Currently crawling is necessary to get past a couple of trees.

John Thomas, 1/Oct/2011

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