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Ascog Keep

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.88406, -5.28449

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • 🌳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

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Speckled Wood, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +69 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Alder, Creeping Soft-grass, Bush Vetch +184 more · last seen 2017

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Oak Moss, Netted Shield Lichen, Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. +5 more · last seen 2018

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route
Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Asgog Castle & loch

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Asgog Castle & loch

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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