Ballymeanoch Henge
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.10998, -5.48643
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chaffinch +88 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chaffinch +88 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fairy Foxglove, Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Two-spined Acaena +19 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Emerald, Large Red Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route898 m▾
Named routeLength 898 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
firetower trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles melesBadgerMeles melesSika DeerCervus nippon2024Sika DeerCervus nippon2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Fallow DeerDama dama2022Fallow DeerDama dama2022Black Darter
Black Darter
Sympetrum danae
Sympetrum danae
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024Ornithomya chloropusOrnithomya chloropus2023Ornithomya chloropusOrnithomya chloropus2023Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2023Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Red Bog-moss
Red Bog-moss
Sphagnum capillifolium2023
Sphagnum capillifolium2023
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2023Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2023Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2023Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2023Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2023Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2023White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2023Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023Events & activities nearby
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