Ardkinglas Woodland Garden
52 ha
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🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha
Getting here
56.24887, -4.93767
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Nuthatch +58 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sycamore, Meadowsweet, Bluebell +247 more · last seen 2021
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Nuthatch +58 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Peltigera membranacea, Platismatia glauca +27 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardgartan Peninsula CircuitMountain bike route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripMtb
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Gatehouse at Ardkinglas Estate
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Wildlife to spot
2,232 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,232 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Nuthatch +32
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Pine Marten · Mole · Common Porpoise
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Heath Wood-rush · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Greater Featherwort · Delicate Tamarisk-moss +77
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
- Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
- LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,232 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Nuthatch +32
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Pine Marten · Mole · Common Porpoise
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Heath Wood-rush · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Greater Featherwort · Delicate Tamarisk-moss +77
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
- Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
- LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wild Angelica
Wild Angelica
Angelica sylvestris
Angelica sylvestris
Green SpleenwortAsplenium virideGreen SpleenwortAsplenium virideSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPurple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifoliaPurple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifoliaFine DistichiumDistichium capillaceumFine DistichiumDistichium capillaceumRed LeskeaOrthothecium rufescensRed LeskeaOrthothecium rufescensHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusLesser WhipwortBazzania tricrenataLesser WhipwortBazzania tricrenataHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareFine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatumFine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumTwo-lipped FlapwortSolenostoma subellipticumTwo-lipped FlapwortSolenostoma subellipticumEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumMountain MelickMelica nutansMountain MelickMelica nutansOpal Thread-mossPohlia crudaOpal Thread-mossPohlia crudaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusBantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensisBantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensisPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumCordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifoliaCordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifoliaMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleTwisted GrimmiaGrimmia torquataTwisted GrimmiaGrimmia torquataSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraWilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsoniiWilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsoniiTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaTransparent FlapwortSolenostoma hyalinumTransparent FlapwortSolenostoma hyalinumPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWarburg's MossMolendoa warburgiiWarburg's MossMolendoa warburgiiFeathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatumFeathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum