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Recreation at Doach Wood
 

Dominated by some of the tallest trees in southwest Scotland, soaring to 40 metres above the woodland floor, two short walks climb steeply to a stunning viewpoint. The breathtaking panorama out to the Solway Coast makes the hard work worthwhile!

How to get there:

Doach Wood is part of Forests of the Solway Coast. Castle Douglas, Palnackie, Auchencairn, and Dalbeattie are the nearest towns or villages.

The car park is situated off the B736, west of Palnackie and south of Castle Douglas. The nearest train station is in Dumfries.

OS Grid Reference: NX9371

Start your visit from:

Doach Wood Car Park

Other places to go in Forests of the Solway Coast

DOUGLAS FIR CONES

Facilities:

InformationParking

Activities:

WalkingWildlife ActivitiesView Point

Contact:

Recreation Ranger
01387 860247
e-mail: feae@forestry.gsi.gov.uk


active woods
What's of interest
By far the largest trees in the wood are the Douglas firs. This species of tree was discovered by the Scottish colonist Archibald Menzies on the west coast of North America in 1791, but named after another Scot, David Douglas, who sent seed to Britain in 1825.

You can download the full 2008 Dumfries and Galloway events guide (PDF 1.6Mb).

You can also download our guide to walking in the forests of the Solway coast (PDF 3.3Mb)

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