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Our Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve has been awarded National Nature Reserve
status by Scottish Natural Heritage and also a gold award from the Green Tourism
Business Scheme.
Find
out what is happening on the reserve with our reserve diary.
Located near the World Heritage village of New Lanark, the reserve covers 59 hectares, has woodland along the River Clyde gorge and four spectacular waterfalls. Warblers, tits and wrens enjoy the woodland and numerous wildflowers, fungi and
invertebrates can be seen. Peregrine falcons, tawny owls and sparrowhawks rule the air. Badgers, foxes and roe deer can be seen and the river is home to otters, dippers, herons and kingfishers. The gorge also features Corra Castle, a fifteenth century castle, and The Hall of Mirrors.
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Our newly refurbished visitor centre includes interactive interpretation
highlighting the key species on the reserve: badgers, bats and peregrines.
The exhibition includes superb, close up footage of Falls of Clyde wildlife including the peregrines in their eyrie, New to the display is
the Honey Bee Hotel, a honeybee observation hive which houses a colony of over 15,000 bees building their intricate honeycomb right before your eyes.
A new CCTV link brings live action from the reserve into the visitor centre.
The visitor centre has toilets for disabled visitors and
is fully accessible.
The visitor centre has a well stocked gift shop and
has been awarded four-star quality assurance grading by VisitScotland.
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| Visitor centre |
January and February |
12.00 pm to 4.00 pm |
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March to December |
11.00 am to 5.00 pm |
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(closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 and 2 January)
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| Reserve |
Summer |
8.00 am to 8.00 pm |
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Winter |
daylight hours |
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| Admission |
Adults (concession) |
£1.00 (50p) |
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Family |
£2.00 |
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SWT members |
Free |
Groups over 11 people will receive a 10% discount. Please book in advance.
OS Sheets 71 and 72 (grid ref. NS 882 425)
One mile south of Lanark, off the A73. Follow the signs for New Lanark World Heritage Site. The visitor centre is in the Old Mill Dyeworks in New Lanark.
Download the New Lanark map.
Peregrine viewing, badger watching and guided walks are favourite events.
Find out more information about educational activities at Falls of Clyde by
contacting the visitor centre or download our education
leaflet.
Visit Loch of the Lowes or Montrose Basin.
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