Forest bathing at Dollar Glen

Dollar Glen is a National Trust for Scotland woodland below the Ochil Hills above Dollar. Two burns, the Burn of Care and the Burn of Sorrow, plunge through deep gorges and waterfalls, with Castle Campbell, the fifteenth century stronghold of the Earls of Argyll, standing high above. Tall trees line the slopes, and the glen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its lichens and mosses: 190 lichen species and more than 100 kinds of moss have been recorded.

You can walk up from Dollar via Mill Green or start at the Quarry car park. The circuit runs on paths and boardwalks above the gorges and takes about an hour and a half, but the paths are strenuous, uneven and slippery in places, and not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies. Part of the East Trail below the castle has been closed because of unsafe bridges, so check before you go. Livestock graze here; keep dogs close.