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0 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🌿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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldcrest, Crossbill, Carrion Crow +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldcrest, Crossbill, Carrion Crow +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Sorrel, Ribwort Plantain, Devil's-bit Scabious +158 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Common Sorrel, Ribwort Plantain, Devil's-bit Scabious +158 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bilberry, Autumn Hawkbit +17 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly · last seen 2021; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Trossachs PathWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmNational walking route
The MeadowsWalking route
Named route
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Coilhallan woodWalking route
Named route
Upper CragsWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m
Named routeRef 7Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 7Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route387 m
Named routeRef 7Length 387 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking uphill at the end of the track

Looking uphill at the end of the track

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