Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.03902, -5.43193
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Wigeon +99 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Wigeon +99 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syritta pipiens, Platycheirus, Meliscaeva auricollis +17 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sanicle, Cock's-foot, Yellow Pimpernel +99 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
firetower trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
7 nearby · Free · 45m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,771 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,771 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds102 species
wintersummerautumn
2026Little Egret · Oystercatcher · Wigeon · Hooded Crow · Bar-tailed Godwit
+97 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022Common Toad
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2025Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Figwort Weevil · Melanostoma scalare
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Sanicle · Cock's-foot · Yellow Pimpernel · Cleavers · False Oat-grass
+97 more speciesHide species list
All 102 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,771 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds102 species
wintersummerautumn
2026Little Egret · Oystercatcher · Wigeon · Hooded Crow · Bar-tailed Godwit
+97 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022Common Toad
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2025Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Figwort Weevil · Melanostoma scalare
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Sanicle · Cock's-foot · Yellow Pimpernel · Cleavers · False Oat-grass
+97 more speciesHide species list
All 102 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Triple-barred Tip Moth
Triple-barred Tip Moth
Argyresthia trifasciata
Argyresthia trifasciata
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2024VapourerOrgyia antiqua2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Old LadyMormo maura2023Old LadyMormo maura2023Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Lady-fern
Lady-fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Athyrium filix-femina
HawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMyosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperVicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepiumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCompact RushJuncus conglomeratus var. subuliflorusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratus var. subuliflorusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisMonkey-puzzleAraucaria araucanaMonkey-puzzleAraucaria araucanaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Events & activities nearby
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