📌 Kilmun, Argyll & Bute
★★
Way back in the 1930s, it was decided that the Cowal Peninsula’s cool, moist climate provided ideal conditions to test the worth of hundreds of tree species as possible candidates of timber production. A tiny forest of each species was planted; out of the 300-ish trials, approximately half of the miniature forests have survived into the new millennium, making this a great place for a wander (unless you hate trees…). Admittedly different types of pine all start to look a bit similar after you’ve passed dozens of signposted groves of them, but more obviously exotic highlights include eucalyptus and monkey puzzle trees.
🌍 Location
📌 Off Midge Lane (A880), north end of Kilmun
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 164823
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.998654,-4.946274
🚌 Bus stops on A880 to west or east (both 0.5 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 The lower, waymarked trails are clear and mostly straightforward. Venture higher and the paths are rougher, steeper and overgrown by ferns in summer – watch out for ticks!
