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Auchengaich Reservoir

8 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

56.08601, -4.77047

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jacobaea, Hard-fern, Common Butterwort +157 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Jacobaea, Hard-fern, Common Butterwort +157 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel +13 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Siphonoperla torrentium, Peacock +12 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Green-veined White, Siphonoperla torrentium, Peacock +12 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km
Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ardgartan Peninsula CircuitMountain bike route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripMtb

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Auchengaich Reservoir

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🪦Faslane CemeteryCemetery3.3 km→✦Shandon MotteHistoric site4.2 km→✦Battle of Glen FruinHistoric site2.2 km→💧Auchengaich ReservoirReservoir0 m→⚽Bendarroch Public ParkPlaying field3.9 km→

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