Local Nature Reserves in South Lanarkshire

Holmhills Wood Community Park is a local nature reserve in Cambuslang where you can walk, relax and enjoy wildlife close to home. The park offers open space for exercise, woodland for exploring, and ponds that support a variety of plants and animals. It is easy to reach from nearby residential areas and connects with other local greenspaces such as Cambuslang Park.

What you can see and do

The park includes a mix of habitats, giving you plenty to explore:

• open grass areas used for informal recreation and games
• woodland and scrub with walking routes
• ponds that attract birds and other wildlife
• wildflower grassland that changes through the seasons

From higher points in the park, you can enjoy wide views across Glasgow towards the Campsie Fells and Ben Lomond.

Local nature reserve

Holmhills Wood was designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2022. This means we manage the park to protect wildlife while keeping it open for people to enjoy. It is one of several local nature reserves across South Lanarkshire.

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 Holmhills Wood Community Park 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 Holmhills Wood Community Park, Cambuslang 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