Caladh Castle
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.93168, -5.20018
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Oystercatcher
- 🌳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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Oystercatcher
- 🌳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
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Eider, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +59 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Eider, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +59 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dark red crusts, Dandelion, Field Wood-rush +229 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hypotrachyna taylorensis, Rhododendron Bristlebud, Bracken Map +7 more · last seen 2011
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
22 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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sylvatica2013Common SedgeCarex nigra2013Common SedgeCarex nigra2013Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2013Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2013Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2013Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2013Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2013Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2013False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2013False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2013Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2013Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2013Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2013Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2013EyebrightEuphrasia2013EyebrightEuphrasia2013Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2013Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2013Slender Spike-rushEleocharis uniglumis2013Slender Spike-rushEleocharis uniglumis2013Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2013Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2013Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2013Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2013Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2013Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2013Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2013Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2013Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2013Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2013Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2013Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2013Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2013Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2013Toad RushJuncus bufonius2013Toad RushJuncus bufonius2013TripoliumTripolium2013TripoliumTripolium2013Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2013Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2013Red CloverTrifolium pratense2013Red CloverTrifolium pratense2013Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2013Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2013Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2013Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2013Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2013Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2013Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2013Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2013Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2013Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2013Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media2013Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media2013Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2013Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2013GrassPoaceae2013GrassPoaceae2013BroomCytisus scoparius2013BroomCytisus scoparius2013Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2013Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2013Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2013Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2013Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2013Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2013Common ChickweedStellaria media2013Common ChickweedStellaria media2013Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2013Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2013Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2013Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2013Sea RushJuncus maritimus2013Sea RushJuncus maritimus2013Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2013Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2013Remote SedgeCarex remota2013Remote SedgeCarex remota2013Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2013Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2013Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2013Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2013Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2013Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2013Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2013Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2013Royal FernOsmunda regalis2011Royal FernOsmunda regalis2011Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2011Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2011Molinia caerulea subsp. caeruleaMolinia caerulea subsp. caerulea2011Molinia caerulea subsp. caeruleaMolinia caerulea subsp. caerulea2011Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2011Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2011Events & activities nearby
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