Kames Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.89273, -5.24422
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Loch Lomond and Cowal Way; Named hiking route nearby: Loch Lomond and Cowal Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Loch Lomond and Cowal Way; Named hiking route nearby: Loch Lomond and Cowal Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 11 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Painted Lady, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +32 more · last seen 2025
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Heath Spotted-orchid, Red Campion +72 more · last seen 2017
Named hiking route nearby: Loch Lomond and Cowal Way; Named hiking route nearby: Loch Lomond and Cowal Way
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Free toilets
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Walking route 92 km ▾ Named route Length 92 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map West Island Way Walking route 48 km ▾ Named route Length 48 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 94 Regional cycle route
Show on map Bute Cycle Network Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Five Ferries Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 5F Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle Network Mountain bike route ▾ Named route Ref www.tzcb.org.uk
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▾ ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Arvicola amphibius2023
Arvicola amphibius2023
Orange-tip
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines2019
Anthocharis cardamines2019
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2022
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2022
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2022
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda2022
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda2022
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2022
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2022
Saxon Hyppa rectilinea2022
Saxon Hyppa rectilinea2022
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2022
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2022
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2022
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2022
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2022
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2022
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2022
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2022
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2022
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2022
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2021
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2021
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2021
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2021
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2021
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2021
Common Heath Ematurga atomaria2019
Common Heath Ematurga atomaria2019
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2019
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2018
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2018
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2018 Selfheal
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis
Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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