🌱 Urban park

Balloch Castle Country Park

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.01215, -4.58402

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Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 7

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Balloch to Strathblane part 1)

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km▾

Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route

John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)Walking route14.5 km▾

Named routeRef JMWLength 14.5 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir Way (Balloch to Strathblane part 1)Walking route▾

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Helensburgh to Arden Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

West Loch Lomond Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route

Route 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾

Named routeRef 7Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Balloch Castle Country Park is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

9,953 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,953 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds49 species recorded

Treecreeper · Bullfinch · Little Grebe

🦌

Mammals2 species recorded

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Frog

🐝

Insects2 species recorded

Spruce Cone Bug · Orange Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,953 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds49 species recorded

Treecreeper · Bullfinch · Little Grebe

🦌

Mammals2 species recorded

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Frog

🐝

Insects2 species recorded

Spruce Cone Bug · Orange Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Ralph Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 Ralph Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 243m

🧺

Picnic spot

5 · 47m away

🛝

Playground

292m away

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Toilets

108m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Loch Lomond ShoresUrban park900 m→🏞️Balloch CastleCountry park0 m→🌱Balloch Castle Country ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Argyle ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Christie ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Redburn ParkUrban park3.9 km→