Autumn seemed like a good time to visit this ancient Ash wood and I was not disappointed. There isn't any obvious signage on the ground to indicate this is a Nature Reserve apart from the oxbow-shaped parking area on the same side of the road as the wood.

Enter the wood using the lower of the two gates visible from the parking area, then walk along the inside of the fence to the top gate and go through. The path, such as it is, is very wet and I was glad I had my wellie boots on. The first thing I noticed was the abundance of small birds, great flocks of them, possibly redwings though I am no expert and didn't have any binoculars with me. I followed the path uphill until it came to a line of telegraph poles, then turned left to traverse across the slope. There are more rowan trees in one place here than I had ever seen anywhere else and they were all full of red berries.

There are also great views of the corries of Ben Bhan from the higher part of the route.

At the end of the traverse section of the route the path pretty much disappears and I wandered more or less aimlessly through the trees which was enjoyable in itself, though the ground is quite rough and tussocky in places.





Overall well worth taking the time to explore this wonderful place. Just don't forget your wellies/ binoculars/ camera.

Note: On re-reading the Walkhighlands route description, I may not have followed the whole path correctly, it is pretty vague in places. Whatever, I enjoyed my explorations regardless.