The Glen Dye Discovery and Adventure Trail
NEW FOR 2024 THE DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE TRAIL
The Glen Dye Discovery and Adventure Trail is a new project for 2024. At just over a mile long, the trail twists and turns through pristine woodland with pink way points along the way to keep you on the right track.
The Adventure Trail is free to all of our guests who are stating with us at Glen Dye, and we really hope all guests get chance to get outdoors and experience the magnificent woodland surrounding Glen Dye. We encourage all of our guests to take a break on the trail and listen to all of the surrounding sounds.
Along the trail there are several interesting way points for you to find.
Firstly a Tipi frame made using fallen branches gathered from the surrounding woodland.
Did you know that tipis were used by some, but not all Indigenous people of North America? A tipi is a conical ‘lodge’ tent, historically made of animal hides or pelts but more recently of canvas, stretched on a framework of straight wooden poles.
We have a tunnel for you to crawl through, and we encourage everyone to get involved!
A mirror maze to not only see what you look like, but the reflection of the surrounding forest. A spider’s web to test your climbing skills. A cairn, built by the Glen Dye Estate team using stone from an ancient stone dyke and painted in beautifully bright colours by colourist Gail Bryson, using seasonal colours of Glen Dye.
A cairn is pile of stones built by hand for various different reasons. Historically, they were built as way markers, as memorials and as burial mounds.
Venture to the Wild Cat Wood and see how many you can spot hiding in the trees. Wild cats are now only found in very remote parts of Scotland (some have been spotted near Glen Dye). They live in dens and are very timid, so they only come out to hunt at night time. Bigger than a domestic cat, they also have thick fluffy tails.
Next along the trail, keep your eyes peeled for life-sized outlines ion a re stag and hind. There are four species of deer found in Scotland; red, roe, fallow and sika, but only the red and roe are native. The majestic red deer are the largest wild land mammal and a very impressive sight if you are lucky enough to see one. We have set up a wildlife camera along the trail to track the wildlife and different species inhabiting the forest.
We have loved creating this trail, and we really hope our guests will love it too. It is open daily and there’s no need to book, so you can meander over the lade (mill stream) at your leisure.
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