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Getting here
55.00083, -3.97340
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +167 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bogbean, Marsh Cinquefoil, Yellow Water-lily +17 more · last seen 2022
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Late sunshine on Loch Roan
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Wildlife to spot
3,824 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,824 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Canada Goose · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Great Tit +39
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Anser anser x Branta canadensisAnser anser x Branta canadensis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Pine Marten +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Cantharis nigricans +36
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,824 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Canada Goose · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Great Tit +39
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Anser anser x Branta canadensisAnser anser x Branta canadensis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Pine Marten +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Cantharis nigricans +36
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles2024
Meles meles2024
Tipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaPedicia rivosaPedicia rivosaPedicia rivosaPedicia rivosaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaSnail HunterCychrus caraboides2024Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribisCryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2024Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribisCryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2024Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2024Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2024Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2024Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024Empis digrammaEmpis digramma2024Empis digrammaEmpis digramma2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2024Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2024Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2024Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024AglaostigmaAglaostigma2024AglaostigmaAglaostigma2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2024Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2024