Local Nature Reserves in South Lanarkshire

Jock’s Burn Local Nature Reserve is a woodland and riverside site in the centre of Carluke. It offers a natural space for people to enjoy and creates a valuable wildlife corridor through the town. The reserve sits between housing, a public park, Crawforddyke Primary School and nearby playing fields, with Glenafeoch Road dividing the woodland into two parts. The burn runs through the site and flows west to the River Clyde at Rosebank.

About the reserve

The reserve’s key feature is the riparian area along the burn. This habitat supports wildlife and connects green spaces across the town. It helps protect biodiversity while giving residents a place to walk, explore and enjoy nature close to home.

Visiting and exploring

You can visit the reserve at any time to walk, take in nature or spend time outdoors. Paths and surrounding areas link to nearby parks and open spaces, making it easy to include in local walks.

Get involved or find out more

You can learn more about how the park is managed by reading the Local Nature Reserve management statement.

If you would like to get involved, ask a question or find out more about activities in the park, please contact our Countryside and Greenspace team.

Notice of Jock's Burn Local Nature Reserve - No. 1 Declaration 2022

Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance of Sections 19 and 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, on 27 January 2022, South Lanarkshire Council declared that it intends to manage land situated at Jock's Burn, Carluke in the South Lanarkshire Council area and shown delineated within black boundaries on the Plan attached to said Declaration, as a Local Nature Reserve. In declaring this site as a Local Nature Reserve, the council aims to recognise and protect the area for its biodiversity, cultural history, educational and recreational value. The site is of local value due to its wildlife, natural environment and use by the community; through designation as a Local Nature Reserve, the council will maintain open access to this site for recreation and continue to work with the local community to make improvements for both nature and people.

Publication/inspection of documents

The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 requires South Lanarkshire Council to publish Notice of such Declarations in such manner as appears to them best suited for informing persons concerned. In terms of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 Schedule 6 Part 3 Paragraph 9, South Lanarkshire Council are of the view that giving notice of where copies of the documentation may be inspected, or making them available for inspection in a particular manner, may give rise to a significant risk of the transmission of coronavirus, or is likely to be ineffective or inappropriate due to action taken in order to control the incidence or transmission of coronavirus and is therefore publishing this Notice and the Plan referred to here on our website. 

Enquiries

Any enquiries regarding this Notice or the Declaration should be sent by email or by post to the Countryside and Greenspace Service.

Date of Notice: 8 March 2022