Recreation at Mabie Forest

 

Colour rating today: turning golden
Take a stroll through your local wood and you'll feel that autumn is in the air. Some leaves on the trees are already turning to shades of yellow and gold, encouraged by the cold spells we've been having recently. Tree species putting on a colourful show at the moment include - hazel, horse chestnut and sycamore.Follow the yellow waymarked Nith View walk for stunning views towards Dumfries and over Mabie, where the changing colours of the forest can be fully appreciated.

How to get there:

Mabie Forest is part of Forests of the Solway Coast. Dumfries and New Abbey are the nearest towns or villages.

From Dumfries, follow the A710 New Abbey road. The forest is signposted 4 miles south of Dumfries. (NOTE 'Mabie Farm Park' is signposted just before the entrance to the forest. There is no vehicle access to the forest from here.)The nearest train station is in Dumfries.

OS Grid Reference: NX9371

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Other places to go in Forests of the Solway Coast

• Screel
  
• Brownmoor
  
• The Hills
  
• Doach Wood
  
• Mark Hill
  
• Dalbeattie Forest
  

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Contact:

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