Loch Fad ✦ Ancient woodland 277 ha
Plan your visit
🌳 Ancient🦅 Birds💜 Bluebells
Free entry Dogs welcome 277 ha
Getting here
55.80622, -5.07341
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Mute Swan 🌳 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
🐦 98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Mute Swan 🌳 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 7 activities 🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Goldeneye, Mute Swan, Mallard +95 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
💜 Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Buckler-Fern, Dryopteris borreri +70 more · last seen 2017
Birds — Goldeneye, Mute Swan, Mallard +95 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Free Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Orange-tip, Twin-lobed Deerfly +6 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Island Way Walking route 48 km ▾ Named route Length 48 km National walking route
Show on map Bute Path Network Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bute Pilgrimage Route - St Blane Walking route ▾ A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection
Named route Ref 1 Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle Network Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos
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▾ ✦ Ancient Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam
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Silver-ground Carpet
Silver-ground Carpet
Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata2017
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata2017
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2017
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2017
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2017
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2017 Dryopteris cambrensis
Dryopteris cambrensis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis
Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis
Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis
Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis
Taraxacum sect. Celtica Taraxacum sect. Celtica
Taraxacum sect. Celtica Taraxacum sect. Celtica
Populus x canadensis 'Serotina' Populus x canadensis 'Serotina'
Populus x canadensis 'Serotina' Populus x canadensis 'Serotina'
Faeroes Dandelion Taraxacum faeroense
Faeroes Dandelion Taraxacum faeroense
Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus
Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Double-toothed Dandelion Taraxacum duplidentifrons
Double-toothed Dandelion Taraxacum duplidentifrons
Sahlin's Dandelion Taraxacum sahlinianum
Sahlin's Dandelion Taraxacum sahlinianum
Narrow-bracted Dandelion Taraxacum atactum
Narrow-bracted Dandelion Taraxacum atactum
Dennstaedtiaceae Dennstaedtiaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae Dennstaedtiaceae
Japanese Larch Larix kaempferi
Japanese Larch Larix kaempferi
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Black Currant Ribes nigrum
Black Currant Ribes nigrum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Glaucous Dog-Rose Rosa vosagiaca
Glaucous Dog-Rose Rosa vosagiaca
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Ochre-styled Dandelion Taraxacum xanthostigma
Ochre-styled Dandelion Taraxacum xanthostigma
Purple-blotched Dandelion Taraxacum excellens
Purple-blotched Dandelion Taraxacum excellens
Spotted Dandelion Taraxacum maculosum
Spotted Dandelion Taraxacum maculosum
Brown-ribbed Dandelion Taraxacum pannulatum
Brown-ribbed Dandelion Taraxacum pannulatum
Claw-lobed Dandelion Taraxacum unguilobum
Claw-lobed Dandelion Taraxacum unguilobum
Nordstedt's Dandelion Taraxacum nordstedtii
Nordstedt's Dandelion Taraxacum nordstedtii
Common Dandelion Taraxacum polyodon
Common Dandelion Taraxacum polyodon
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Water Avens Geum rivale
Water Avens Geum rivale
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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