Devilla Forest Red Squirrel trail

What it’s like

A free forest trail where you look out for red squirrels and stop at four lochs with dragonflies and otters about.

The main job here is spotting: red squirrels along the marked trail, then a slower wander round four lochs where dragonflies skim the water and otters turn up if you're patient. It's not a place with a visitor centre pulling focus, it's just trees, water and the chance of an animal, which suits a family who wants a proper walk rather than a five-minute car park stop.

There's no entry charge, which makes it an easy one to add to a weekend without weighing up whether it's worth the money. The paths are pushchair friendly and there's an accessible toilet and blue badge parking, along with a changing places facility, so it's more workable for wheelchair users and buggies than a lot of woodland walks manage.

Bring a picnic if the weather's playing along, there's a picnic area for exactly that. Squirrels don't perform on demand, so treat the sighting as a bonus rather than the point, and let the lochs and the walk itself carry the visit.

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