Stroll
through two attractive woodlands while you are walking in the Threepwood
Farm and Burn Anne area.
Burnhouse Brae and Bank Woods straddle the Burn Anne on the south side
of Galston and link from the Burnhouse Bridge on the Sorn road through
to the Burn Anne Bridge and the minor road on the edge of Threepwood Farm.
A footbridge over the burn in Bank Wood offers alternative routes to the
road.
These ancient woodlands - in existence for over 250 years - are now dominated
by sycamore trees. Maybe you can spot the 14 other species of trees and
shrubs and attempt to guess some of the 70 species of plants nestling
within the woods.
Once the site of a lime stone quarry, the burn water was also used to
power a mill to the south of Burnhouse Bridge using an extensive lade
to route the flow of water to the mill.
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