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Bangour Reservoir

16 ha

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

55.92928, -3.58296

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Mute Swan
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mute Swan, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mute Swan, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Common Nettle, Sycamore +246 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Beech +33 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
River Avon Heritage TrailWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
Linlithgow Marches Perambulation routeWalking route
Named route
National Footpath Demonstration SiteWalking route
Named route
John Muir Way (Falkirk to Linlithgow)Walking route15 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 15 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Peel PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Almond PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Uphall to East CalderCycling route
Named routeRef WL17Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Green RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bangour Reservoir Trout Fishery

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bangour Reservoir Trout Fishery

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beecraigs Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→🏞️BeecraigsCountry park2.4 km→🌱Beecraigs Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Beecraigs Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Kirkton Public ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Eliburn ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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