cycle route
Bothlin wetland reserve
picnic area with parking Easterhouse community growth area integrated habitat/ drainage network multi experience reed bed board walk
road calming and crossing
seated vantage point
principal route
Bishop Bothy
08 Bishop Loch - Zone 4
Bishop Loch is the largest in the series of ice age kettle ponds within the proposed Seven Lochs Wetland Park. The banks of the loch are bordered by Easterhouse to the south, and by the former Gartloch Hospital to the north west. The hospital has recently been redeveloped as private housing. Remains of iron age crannogs have been discovered on the banks of the loch, together with the remains of a country palace once belonging to the Bishops of Glasgow. Legend has it that the Bishops used to travel in gondolas from Glasgow Cathedral to Bishop Loch via the Molendinar Burn, and by way of the lochs and interconnecting burns that lie to the west of Bishop Loch. Bishop Loch is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, with the area between the loch and the Bothlin Burn to the north encompassing the largest reed bed in central Scotland. Residents from Easterhouse currently engage with the wetlands for dog walking and recreational purposes. A perimeter fence currently separates the Gartloch Hospital residential development from Bishop Loch and its surroundings.
Fig. 8.24 Zone 4
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Fig. 8.25 Bishop Loch looking west
Fig. 8.26 Bishop Loch looking east GATEWAYS, ZONES AND COMMUNITIES
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