Dusky Glen is still an enchanted land

Today, Bardrain Wood clings to a steep hillside just a few fields away from Foxbar housing estate on the outskirts of Paisley.

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Fifty years ago, when it was one of my favourite childhood haunts, the plantation and its ancient Scots pines were miles away from the town.

But, despite encroaching urbanisation, the familiar firwood has survived the devastation which has decimated much of Paisley's countryside.

Still thriving, too, is Bardrain's Dusky Glen, the scene of so many boyhood memories. The hallowed haunt is one of the loveliest spots in Renfrewshire.

A series of cascading waterfalls carries the fast-flowing waters of the Brandy Burn through a wooded ravine gouged from the braeface.