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Drymen, GLASGOW, G63 0DN

An extended Gaidrew Farmhouse on the left, Gaidrew Cottage in the centre and The Bungalow on the right. Seen from the route of the former Forth and Clyde Junction Railway line. This is part of National Cycle Network Route 7.

An extended Gaidrew Farmhouse and associated cottage. Seen from the route of the former Forth and Clyde Junction Railway line. This is part of National Cycle Network Route 7.

This is the westernmost of several buildings at Gaidrew. The picture was taken from the eastern end of Image

The bridge gives access to Gaidrew and associated properties. It crosses the former Forth and Clyde Junction Railway line. This is now part of National Cycle Network Route 7.

The bridge gives access to Gaidrew and associated properties. It crosses the former Forth and Clyde Junction Railway line. This is now part of National Cycle Network Route 7.

The cycle route / footpath shown here follows the course of the dismantled Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. The bridge, built to cross the railway line, does not appear on the first-edition OS map (c.1860), but it was present by the time the second-edition map was surveyed in c.1898. It still carries the road that gives vehicular access to Image See Image for a view in the opposite direction.

Seen from beside the eastern end of the Endrick Viaduct.

(Odontites vernus syn. Odontites verna) The plant was on the northern side of a path, which is also a cycle route (Image). In form, the plant is similar to Eyebright and Yellow Rattle, and it is indeed of the same family. All three of those plants are hemiparasites: annuals, rather than longer-lived perennials, they will only grow vigorously if their roots meet those of another plant; by tapping into other roots, they are able to do without developing an extensive root system of their own, and they can devote more of the plant's resources to growing the shoot [on this lifestyle, see, for example, pages 224-225 of "Collins New Generation Guide: Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe" (1987)]. For the other species mentioned above, see Image and Image [Some books give the name Odontites verna, rather than O. vernus, but, at the time of writing (2014), the latter is the current name (by Article 62.4 of the Melbourne Code).]

Following the route of the former Forth and Clyde Junction Railway line. This is now part of National Cycle Network Route 7.

Zoomed view from beside the A809.