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Honeysuckle Crescent, GLASGOW, G72 6PB

In the Newton Farm part of the Newton Village development. With over 2,000 new homes, two new primary schools, large areas of community open space and a retail area being built, it is going to be a large village.

This is the north-western extremity of the plantation, which is depicted on the map. Part of the River Clyde can be seen in the left background; in this area, part of a route called the Clyde Walkway follows the near bank of the river. See Image for a more distant view, in context; in that picture, this area can be seen in the background, just right of centre.

This photograph was taken on a winter afternoon while following the Clyde Walkway towards Uddingston; this section of the route ascends the slopes of Honeyhill Plantation. The Walkway, as marked on maps, sticks more closely to the course of the River Clyde. However, the flat ground near the river can be extremely marshy and overgrown with reeds, and the route shown here, following the upper margin of a wooded slope, is more often followed instead. The photo shows the view seen when turning back to look along the course of the Walkway. From the heart of Glasgow, to a disused railway viaduct that crosses the River Clyde at Carmyle, the course of the Walkway coincides with Route 75 of the National Cycle Network. However, at the southern end of the viaduct, the Walkway continues over rough fields, while the cycle route follows a different and more easily traversed route through Newton (about 1 km south from here). The two routes join up again at Blantyreferme, about a mile SE of this point.

Small children's play area within modern housing development at Newton Farm

A large area between Westburn and the River Clyde is currently being developed for housing.

The towerblocks of Glasgow can be seen in the distance.

In places, the path is lined by bushes; it is shown as a boundary on the map. As the photo (taken from outside the grid square of the subject) shows, the path heads to the bank of the Clyde, then makes a sharp turn to the right (SSE); just right of centre, in the background, it meets Image

This photograph was taken from the Clyde Walkway, which, at this point, passes through some rough territory on the edges of farmland. Buildings associated with a sewage works are located on the other side of the river. My thanks to Robert Murray, who informs me that the little white building on the far side of the ropeway is a SEPA water flow monitoring station.