Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Beecraigs Country Park (Green Trail), West Lothian

Tommy looking smug on Cockleroy Hill as he uses Jasper as a wind breaker!

Beecraigs Country Park nr Linlithgow, West Lothian offers some varied way-marked walks and some fine views too. It has a great little visitor centre with a very good café that also sells doggy ice cream. The visitor centre and café do not allow non-assistance dogs but they have a take away service and there are picnic tables outside if the weather is amenable.

We usually take the green route (around 4 miles) which takes in Hillhouse Woods and Cockleroy Hill, both of which afford superb views in good weather. Further information about the park can be found on the West Lothian Council website here.

Here are some photo highlights from our most recent visit last month and a few more from December 2022.

Jasper and Tommy amidst the gnarled, bare trees of Hillhouse Wood

On such a clear day as this the views from the edge of the woods are superb

The boys go mad for a doggy ice cream!

Looking out towards Lochcote Reservoir from Cockleroy Hill

View from Cockleroy Hill towards Grangemouth, the Avon Viaduct and Linlithgow with the Ochil Hills in the distance

View from Cockleroy Hill towards the River Forth and Queensferry Crossing

A few photos from a rather less clear day in December 2022:

Pretty colours abound at this time of year

The boys having a whale of a time!

"So, this is my lunch! I hope you brought your own!"

Tommy makes a new friend!

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