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Crannog

✦ Ancient woodland

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Ricasolia virens, Lungwort Lichen, Mallrug, Mallryg +56 more · last seen 2023

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Bracken, Holly, Wood Avens +157 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +148 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route818 m
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

Facilities

🧺

Picnic spot

283m away

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

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