When I first recorded this walk in the summer of 2017 (Walk 4), I focused on the final stretch leading up to the Loch Fad road.  But in springtime it is the wooded section beside the cut that has most of the botanical interest.  At this time of year, it provides a fine selection of early wild flowers – and all so close to town!

Here's a glimpse of some of the flowers that await you.

 Celandine

Wood Anemone

Bluebells

Wood-sorrel

Blackthorn

Dog-violet and Dog's Mercury

Primroses

Of course, there are other species not quite yet in flower but recognisable by their distinctive leaves, for example Tuberous Comfrey (in abundance beside the dam) and Woodruff (just a small patch in the wooded section).  However, I’ve limited this list to some of those currently in flower: