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Cnoc an Rath Enclosure

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.85922, -5.11147

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull 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

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull 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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis +258 more · last seen 2017

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2024

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Island WayWalking route48 km▾

Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route

Bute Path NetworkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Bute Pilgrimage Route - St BlaneWalking route▾

A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkMountain bike route▾

Named routeRef www.tzcb.org.uk

Wildlife to spot

3,397 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

3,397 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Mallard · Pied Wagtail

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WigeonMareca penelope
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2018
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2017
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2017
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GannetMorus bassanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2016
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2021
RazorbillAlca torda2020
SwiftApus apus2020
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
SiskinSpinus spinus2017
SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
RavenCorvus corax2015
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2015

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Mammals11 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024

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Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Lizard

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Insects15 species

summer

2024

Painted Lady · Small White · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Eristalis

+10 more species

All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
EristalisEristalis
Helophilus pendulus

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Plants261 species

summerautumn

2017

Scaly Male-fern · Dryopteris borreri · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Buckler-Fern · Male-fern

+256 more species

All 261 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,397 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Mallard · Pied Wagtail

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WigeonMareca penelope
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2018
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2017
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2017
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GannetMorus bassanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2016
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2021
RazorbillAlca torda2020
SwiftApus apus2020
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
SiskinSpinus spinus2017
SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
RavenCorvus corax2015
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2015

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Mammals11 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024

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Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Lizard

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Insects15 species

summer

2024

Painted Lady · Small White · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Eristalis

+10 more species

All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
EristalisEristalis
Helophilus pendulus

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Plants261 species

summerautumn

2017

Scaly Male-fern · Dryopteris borreri · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Buckler-Fern · Male-fern

+256 more species

All 261 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earthwork at Cnoc an Rath

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Photos

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earthwork at Cnoc an Rath

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✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Winter GardensUrban park4.2 km→🪦North Bute CemeteryCemetery100 m→⛪PresbyReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Rothesay CastleHistoric site4.3 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site4.4 km→✦Wester Kames CastleHistoric site1.1 km→

Cnoc an Rath Enclosure

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