Local Nature Reserves in South Lanarkshire

Greenhall, Millheugh and Barnhill Local Nature Reserve is a woodland area beside the Rotten Calder Water, just west of Blantyre and High Blantyre. You can visit the site to enjoy riverside walks, open parkland and mature woodland. The reserve stretches for just over 1.8 km and offers a mix of habitats, with trees, open grass areas and valley slopes.

About the reserve

The reserve follows the banks of the Rotten Calder Water as it flows through the former estates of Greenhall and Milheugh. You’ll find open parkland with mature trees, surrounded by woodland on the valley sides.

Fields lie to the west and north, with nearby roads and housing to the north, east and south. The river forms part of the natural boundary of the site.

Visit and explore

You can explore the area on foot and enjoy the variety of landscapes along the river. It is a good place for a quiet walk and to experience local wildlife and woodland scenery close to town.

Get involved or find out more

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

If you have questions or want to get involved, email the Countryside and Greenspace team.

Notice of Greenhall, Millheugh and Barnhill 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 Greenhall, Millheugh and Barnhill, Blantyre 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 to or by post to Countryside and Greenspace Service.

Date of Notice: 8 March 2022