Walk 13: Dunninald Castle to Scurdie Ness & SWT Centre

Grade: Moderate

 

Leader: Richard Averiss, Angus Council Ranger & Anna Cheshier, SWT Ranger

 

Length: 9km/5.5 miles linear

 

Date: Friday 1 June 2012

 

Start: Dunninald Castle, 10.30 (bus from Kirriemuir at 09.30)      Grid Ref: 704 543

 

Finish: Scottish Wildlife Trust Centre, 13.30. Sandwich Lunch provided. (Return bus to Kirriemuir at 15.00)

 

Registration: ALL Walkers must register with the Event Centre at Kirriemuir Town Hall at least 15 minutes prior to bus departure. If you are planning to meet the bus en route or are travelling to the walk's starting point by your own transport, then you can register by phone on 07825 387330. If you do not register, you will not be permitted to join the walk.

 

About the walk: This walk starts with a visit to the gardens of Dunninald Castle, a historic family home situated above the dramatic coastline between Lunan Bay and the mouth of the River South Esk. The walk then follows this historic coastline north to Stevenson's lighthouse at Scurdie Ness and then turns inland to follow the River South Esk through Ferryden to the enclosed estuary of Montrose Basin. The walk ends with a visit to the Scottish Wildlife Trust Centre, sited on the south shore of the tidal basin for great views of the birds that feed in the estuary, telescopes provided at the Centre.

 

Sandwich Lunch included.

 

Limit: 30

 

Cost: £15