Kilmory Castle
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.02593, -5.42148
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret 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
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret 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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +98 more · last seen 2026
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +98 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Helophilus pendulus, Syritta pipiens +32 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Cock's-foot, Cleavers +55 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 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 route49 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route818 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
firetower trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Kilmory Castle, Lochgilphead
Photos
Kilmory Castle, Lochgilphead
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,501 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,501 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,501 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Martes martes
Martes martes
BadgerMeles melesBadgerMeles melesGrey SealHalichoerus grypus2023Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023Figwort Weevil
Figwort Weevil
Cionus scrophulariae
Cionus scrophulariae
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareTriple-barred Tip MothArgyresthia trifasciataTriple-barred Tip MothArgyresthia trifasciataVapourerOrgyia antiqua2024VapourerOrgyia antiqua2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Old LadyMormo maura2023Old LadyMormo maura2023Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2023Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2023EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2022Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2022Pimpla rufipesPimpla rufipes2022Pimpla rufipesPimpla rufipes2022Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2022Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2022Dotted ClayXestia baja2022Dotted ClayXestia baja2022Jacobaea vulgaris
Jacobaea vulgaris
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumAshFraxinus 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 vulgareSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2024Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2024Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2024Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2024Events & activities nearby
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