Silver birch provides food and habitat for more than 300 insect species – the leaves attracting aphids, the in turn provide food for ladybirds and other species further up the food chain. The leaves are also a food plant for the caterpillars of many moths, including the angle-shades, buff tip, pebble hook-tip, and Kentish glory.

Birch trees are particularly associated with specific fungi, including fly agaric, woolly milk cap, birch milk cap, birch brittlegill, birch knight, chanterelle and the birch polypore (razor strop).

These woods are a particular haven for woodcock, a wonderful but quite shy bird that you are likely to wonder across by chance: it is a large bulky wading bird with short legs, and a very long straight tapering bill. It is largely nocturnal and in spring and summer male woodcocks perform a display flight known as roding. At dusk, and just before dawn, they take to the air and patrol over large areas of their forest and heathland homes, calling in a series of grunts and squeaks, competing with other males to attract females.

The lovely open grassy area would be perfect for summer camping, with an existing structure that could easily be converted for use as a tool store. It was used previously as a shelter for shooting practice.

There is a good stone track leading up to the wood with an area of hardstanding for off track parking or for use as a timber stack. The woodland is open enough to traverse easily without any defined paths.

All sporting and mineral rights are sold with the woodland.

The list of things to do in a woodland is as long as your imagination! In the first instance observation is the key, whether through trail cams or as simple as spending time in the woodland. Each woodland beats to its own rhythm and the enjoyment is to figure this out . Good luck!

The surrounding area of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs gained much popularity with the publication of Sir Walter Scott's 1810 poem 'The Lady of the Lake'. The poem gives a roll call of Trossachs place names, the lady herself being found on Loch Katrine. Scott followed up with his 1817 historical novel Rob Roy, romanticising the outlaw cattle thief Raibert Ruadh born by Loch Katrine and buried at nearby Balquhidder.

Stirling, with its beautiful castle, is just a 30 minute drive away with direct links from there across to Edinburgh.