Work is now underway on delivering new facilities at a popular Rutherglen park.
A £2.3 million expansion of Cuningar Loop Woodland Park will see a new bothy and lookout tower, the Tur, being built on the grounds.
The bothy will bring together local communities, groups and visitors within a forest building. It will feature a multi-functional space for both community and business, together with toilets and changing facilities.
The Tur will be a viewing platform with ramped access, located north of the bothy and will allow visitors to take in expansive treetop views over the park.
Clyde Gateway’s chief executive, Ian Manson said: “Cuningar Loop woodland park is a much-loved facility and during lockdown, it has provided a real haven for local residents to carry out exercise.
"These new facilities will further enhance this fantastic facility and give local residents even more outdoor health, wellbeing and natural play benefits.
“Cuningar Loop already brings huge recreational and economic benefits to the area and the addition of the bothy and Tur will be the icing on the cake, offering the ideal woodland retreat to promote physical and mental wellness and a fantastic resource for the local community and visitors to enjoy.”
Cuningar Loop, which is managed by Forestry and Land Scotland, first opened to the public in 2016 and provides a range of features including adventure play, bike pump track, bouldering zone, boardwalk and events area. The park has welcomed more than 500,000 visitors since it first opened.
The new facilities will be delivered by Linear Design and Construct, who are based in the East End of Glasgow, and work is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
