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Ballygowan

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.12465, -5.51741

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Burnished Brass, Spruce Carpet, Orange-tip +164 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Burnished Brass, Spruce Carpet, Orange-tip +164 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Coral, Chicken Of The Woods, Lungwort Lichen +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Violet Coral, Chicken Of The Woods, Lungwort Lichen +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Early-purple Orchid, Garden Lady's-mantle +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Early-purple Orchid, Garden Lady's-mantle +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route898 m
Named routeLength 898 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rocky outcrop on Ballygowan Fort

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rocky outcrop on Ballygowan Fort

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Temple Wood Stone Circles ParkUrban park1.2 km→⛪Kilmartin Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Glebe CairnHistoric site2 km→🌱Dunchraigag Cairn ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Duntrune GardensUrban park2.8 km→✦Kilmartin CastleHistoric site2.4 km→

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