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Bedlay Castle

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.90579, -4.09391

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The North Calder Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
Seven Lochs TrailWalking route

www.sevenlochs.org

Named routeLocal walking route
Provan Hall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Hayston PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 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
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4aCycling route
Named routeRef 4aLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1fCycling route
Named routeRef 1fLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1bCycling route
Named routeRef 1bLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath near Bedlay Castle

📷 Texas Radio and The Big Beat · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath near Bedlay Castle

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