Kyles of Bute Golf Course
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Paid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.88786, -5.24791
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
4 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Cinnabar +38 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Fuchsia, Tormentil +96 more · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
West Island WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route
Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle NetworkMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef www.tzcb.org.uk
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
2019
2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2022White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Black DarterSympetrum danaeBlack DarterSympetrum danaeCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaPine WeevilHylobius abietisPine WeevilHylobius abietisGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2022Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2022Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2022SaxonHyppa rectilinea2022SaxonHyppa rectilinea2022Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2022Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2022Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2022Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2022Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2022Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2022Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2022Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2022Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2022Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2022Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2021Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2021Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2021Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2021Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2021Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2021Tachina ursinaTachina ursina2021Tachina ursinaTachina ursina2021Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2019Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2019Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2018Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaNarrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigraNarrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigraOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustrePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumEvents & activities nearby
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