Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve
Glasdrum Wood is national nature reserve at the head of Loch Creran in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. Managed by NatureScot, the wood is renowned for its diverse flora and fauna, including sessile oak and ash trees, mosses, liverworts and rare invertebrates, like the chequered skipper butterfly.Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: UK nature reserve
- Also known as: “Glasdrum Wood”, “Glasdrum Wood NNR”, and “Tèarmann Nàdair Nàiseanta Coille a‘ Ghlasdroma”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gleann Dubh and Creach Bheinn.
Gleann Dubh
Reservoir
The reservoir is an impounding reservoir located 9 kilometres north east of the Connel Bridge in Barcaldine Forest. The earthen dam is 23.4 metres high and was completed in 1984.
Creach Bheinn
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creach Bheinn is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It rises above the head Loch Creran in Argyll. A large and sprawling peak, a bulldozed track leads the way up to the ridge from Loch Creran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Invercreran and Barcaldine.
Barcaldine
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barcaldine is a small settlement in Scotland centred on the historic Barcaldine House and located on the banks of Loch Creran between Oban and Ballachulish.
Appin
Village
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Appin is a coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by Loch Creran, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven.
Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.563° or 56° 33′ 47″ northLongitude
-5.2534° or 5° 15′ 12″ westOperator
NatureScotOpen location code
9C8PHP7W+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 703027752OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q29467515
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elleric and Inverfolla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stob Coire Raineach and Fasnacloich crannog.
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