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Its official (as if we didnt know italready), getting out in our lovelylocal environment is good for you

and your familyall year round! Lastmonth our newsletter publicisedwalking routes in the CAVLP area.This issue highlights new, improvedCAVLP funded walking routes thatwill help you get up close to some ofthe best local wildlife and history.Why not read on and try them out?

Renewed Boardwalk at Falls ofClyde: This month MSP Claudia

Beamish opened the renewedboardwalk at Scottish Wildlife TrustsFalls of Clyde Reserve. The originalstructure carried many hundreds ofthousands of visitors from NewLanark to Corra Linn, the largest ofthe spectacular Falls of Clyde. Thenew boardwalk uses recycled plasticposts in its construction, which willlast many years longer than thetimber legs of the original.

Stephen Blow, Scottish WildlifeTrusts Reserve Manager for theSouth of Scotland, said: The routebrings visitors right up to the riversedge and gives them the chance tosee kingfishers, otters andgoosanders.

Check out P3 for details ofroute improvements coming up

in 2014 and how to getinvolved.

Connecting with the Clyde:What are your connections to theRiver Clyde? Do you simply cross it on

the way to work? Or does it gofurther than that? Come along andexplore in fun, innovative ways yourconnections to the Clyde Valley todayand in the past with the RoyalCommission on the Ancient andHistorical Monuments of Scotland andCAVLP. Free family friendly activitiesand tasty titbits on offer. Drop in andjoin us Saturday 7th December,Lanark Tolbooth, 10.30am to 3.30pm.

Stone-walling in Nemphlar: Thismonth, due to local demand, ourpartner CCI ran a new trainingopportunity in dry stone wallingin historic Nemphlar. This firstweekend course re-built a section ofwall using the traditional technique.CAVLP funds a range of opportunitieshedgelaying and fencing coming upin 2014, so get your place booked!

Tis the season to Connect with Clyde

Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership

3rd Dec 2013Volume 2, Issue 10Our People, Our Land, Our History: Shaping our Future

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Lanark, ML11 9DB

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Certificated and vocational

trainingOur volunteers had a good sunny day to get trained

up in dry stone walling in Nemphlar. Clydesdale

Community Initiativesare running fencing and

hedging training courses in the New Year,

amongst other topics. Book fast for a CAVLP funded

place by contacting Niall McShannon on 01555

664211 or enquiries@cciweb.org.uk

The New Lanark Christmas Experience started on

Saturday 29th November, running every weekend

through to the 22nd December with additional days on

23rd & 24th December. The event includes a specialPanto 'A Magical Journey', a visit to Santa in his grotto,

and our sparkling 'Spirit of Christmas' where your guide,

Holly, tells you all about Christmas, past and present.

Craft activities also take place on the days listed (from

12-4pm). All included in a Passport Ticket: 9.50 per

person/35 for 2 adults & 2 children/48 for 2 adults &

4 children.

VIVA Walkers and Strollers November to February programme, every Thursday 10.30amwatch

out for the uploaded programme on our facebook page. Explore the many walks around the CAVLP area.

Contact Joan Rankin on 01555 860664 for information.

Dark Age Lanarkshire by Alex Wolf, Monday 9th December, Lanark and District Archaeological

Society talk, Lanark Library, 7.30pm. Check out the 2014 programme and volunteering opportunities on

www.ladas.org.uk.

CAVLP Village network tour, Braidwood Hall, Saturday

14th December 2pm-4pm, Our last village network event for

this year, come along and tell us how to conserve, enhance and

celebrate your local area. Pick up info on local walks and tell us

more about the heritage along the routes.

Winter Warmer walk, Sunday 15th December, Falls of Clyde

with Scottish Wildlife Trust, 1.30 to 3.30pm 3-6. Contact Laura

Whitfield on 01555 665262 or email lwhitfield@swt.org.uk.

CAVLP FUNDED Training Opportunities from South Lanarkshire Council

Emergency First Aid: Tuesday 3rd December, South Vennel, Lanark

Health & Safety Policy and Risk Assessment: 22nd January, Chatelherault Country Park, The

Stables, Hamilton.

We are providing funding so you can get training for free. Booking essential, please contact Louisa

on 01355 236644 or email louisa.maddison@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

Events, talks and dates for your diary

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Volunteers from Phoenix Futures worked with South Lanarkshire Council staff to install people coun-ters on routes around Morgan Glen near Larkhall. The counters will tell us how many people are us-ing existing and improved routeswell hopefully see more people getting out and about enjoyingtheir local heritage. We know how much volunteers enjoy their work outdoors and their help in in-

stalling the remaining people counters is invaluable.

Counting up path improvements

Local Walking maps:

Lanark: www.clydeandavonvalley.com/downloads/Lanark_Leaflet_walks.pdf

Strathaven: www.clydeandavonvalley.com/downloads/Strathaven_Leaflet_walks.pdf

Carluke: www.clydeandavonvalley.com/downloads/carlukemaplayout.pdf

The CAVLP team have been out andabout in Dalserf, Ashgill andLarkhall seeking comments on aproject to improve walking linksbetween those communities,Rosebank and the Clyde Walkway.

The proposed route improvementsare the first phase in a programmeof works to better connect local

communities to the unique landscape of the Clyde and Avonvalleys. Elements of the work willprovide employability training aswell as opportunities for a widerange of volunteering.

The project, which is expected to start Spring 2014, will result in an improved access network of6.25km including renovated footbridges, new waymarkers and finger posts and a heritage trail guide.

CAVLPs Kirsten Robb said, There has been great feedback on the route, from practical issues to

stories about the fascinating heritage along the way. Well be getting back in touch with local peopleas the project develops further.

Go down to the woods today!

You can take your teddy bears with you if you want,

but we would also recommend the following:

Free activities and games:

Be a nature detective with the Woodland Trust

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk

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Mauldslie: The Lost Estate?

By Sarah Phillips, Built and Cultural Heritage Officer

Mauldslie Castle no longer stands majestically on the banks of the Clyde, but you can still discover

remnants of this once grand estate, with its designed parkland and woodlands.

CAVLP commissioned consultants LUC to

undertaken a conservation management

plan for Mauldslie. This explored why

Mauldslie is significant and how we can

sustain that significance. It focused on the

Clyde Valley National Nature Reserve to

inform our partners, South Lanarkshire

Council, in their management of this part

of the estate, to look at opportunities for

natural and heritage conservation projectsas well as improving walking access and

interpretation.

One project already developing is SLCs new walking route from Rosebank to Ashgill to Dalserf, dis-

cussed with local communities recently at our networking events. The route takes you along the Clattie

Brae, an old boundary of the estate with a once splendid avenue of beech trees that brought people to

the estate. Today it is over grown but this project will re-instate a traditional link for people to Mauld-

To understand the significance of Mauldslie, youneed to explore its past and historian Christopher

Dingwall provided us with a fascinating account

of its long history. While the famous lost castle

was built in the 18th century, our researchers

found references to Mauldslie dating as far back

as the 13th century.

It was in 1792 that Thomas Carmicheal, 5th Earl

of Hyndford commissioned well-known Scots ar-

chitect Robert Adam to design and build the new

mansion. While we may mourn its loss, otherswould not have. Sir Edmund Burke in 1855 said

it was built in the very worst possible taste!

However others admire it and we think its his-

tory is important. We plan to publish the history

of Mauldslie when we re-launch our website in

the New Year.

But have we really lost this grand estate? No - look closely and you will discover evidence from the past

remains. In the woodland while crossing the streams via stone culvert bridges, think about how these

structures allowed Victorian ladies to travel through the estate in a horse and coach. Or consider the an-cient trees in the parkland that would have formed part of the castles beautiful gardens. This weekend,

why not take a step into the past and enjoy a walk in the National Nature Reserve at Mauldslie?

If you are interested in its history, have photographs or information, please

contact us.

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BBC Landward highlights Clyde Valley Orchard revival

Get InvolvedBe part of the orchard revival:As nature windsdown for winter, this is exactly the right time, be-fore the soil gets much colder, to be planting fruittrees and bushesmore advice on planting andlocal varieties of fruit trees is available on the Clyde

Valley Orchard Group websitehttp://www.clydevalleyorchards.co.uk/management/

If youd like to help keep fruit growing alive in theClyde Valley and learn new skills, why not contactus to find out how you can get involved, emailinfo@clydenavonvalley.com

Last week saw the final of BBC Landwards fourpart trip down the River Clyde from source to sea.It highlighted two of the great features of theCAVLP areaNew Lanark and the revival of theClyde Valley orchards.

Presenter Dougie Vipond interviewed former chairof the Clyde Valley Orchard Group, MaureenAnning, who told viewers about the history of theorchards, which date back to the 1700s.

The Heritage Lottery fund recognises the orchards contribution to the unique landscape of the area and

through CAVLP has also part-funded 10 replanting grants to owners, as well as training courses and Fruit

Day and Blossom Day events, all to ensure a healthy fruit supply into the future.

If you missed Landward you can still view short clips on the BBC website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03gl1m1 or find out more about Fruit Day by watching SLTVs Fruit

Day film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpr6yJRXYGk&feature=share&list=PLD8772C2144277BCF .

Volunteers needed:

Scottish Wildlife Trust are looking for a Teacher Naturalist, Archeological Dig volunteer,

Events Assistant, Wildlife Watch Group leader and volunteers for the Lanark local

members centre. Contact Laura Whitfield on 1555 665262 and email lwhitfield@swt.org.uk .

More info: http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/volunteer/

Path Surveyors: If you like going for walks and are interested in improving routes why not join

the South Lanarkshires Adopt-a-Path Scheme? Contact Chris McGinley on 07795 453441 or email

chris.mcginley@southlanarkshire.gsx.gov.uk.More info: http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/

press/article/734/path_surveyors_wanted.

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