Thornton Burn
Just below the ruins of Innerwick Castle, which 5 miles east of Dunbar, is the Thornton Glen Nature Reserve. Deep in the glen runs Thornton Burn, which is heavily over grown with trees and plants. It is like a forgotten world in the middle of the East Lothian countryside. Entry to the reserve is over a small style at the edge of the village of Crowhill. There is a well worn path up to the ruins of Innerwick Castle and another one that run lower down but still above the burn. To get down to water level I had to scramble down a bank. I'm also very thankful I was wearing waterproof boots as I had to wade through the water on occasions. However all this effort was worth it because I found myself is a very secluded spot next to some small waterfalls, with the castle walls just visible through the trees 20 metres above me. The sound of the wind rustling through the trees and the birds singing, coupled with the sun breaking through the canopy of leav...