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Carman Reservoir

19 ha

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

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55.97402, -4.60177

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Greater Butterfly-orchid +134 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Greater Butterfly-orchid +134 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Ground-elder, Red Currant +18 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Painted Lady +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Painted Lady +35 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km

Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Castle Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Overtoun House Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Crags Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Loch Lomond Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route

Route 21Cycling route

Named routeRef 21Regional cycle route

Dumbarton Central to Council Offices Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Dumbarton Castle Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

8,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds32 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Stonechat · Raven · Meadow Pipit +27

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Vine Weevil

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

🌿

Plants138 species

summer

2024

Peach-leaved Bellflower · Squirreltail Fescue · Common Vetch · Rubus errabundus · Rusty Willow +133

Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Common VetchVicia sativa
Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus
TimothyPhleum pratense
Grey-headed HawkweedHieracium neopinnatifidum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
White CampionSilene latifolia
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Caucasian-StonecropPhedimus spurius
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis
Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum
YewTaxus baccata
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
AspenPopulus tremula
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Silver BirchBetula pendula
EyebrightEuphrasia
SpiraeaSpiraea
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi
Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
False Virginia-creeperParthenocissus inserta
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Houttuynia cordataHouttuynia cordata
Garden Cat-mintNepeta nepetella x racemosa = N. x faassenii
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Twiggy MulleinVerbascum virgatum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
GorseUlex europaeus
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Henry's HoneysuckleLonicera henryi
Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. aurantiacaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. aurantiaca
Common CouchElymus repens
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola
Crocosmia paniculata x pottsiiCrocosmia paniculata x pottsii
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Curled DockRumex crispus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
DandelionTaraxacum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Wild CherryPrunus avium
RoseRosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
White CloverTrifolium repens
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
IvyHedera helix
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Stonechat · Raven · Meadow Pipit +27

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Vine Weevil

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

🌿

Plants138 species

summer

2024

Peach-leaved Bellflower · Squirreltail Fescue · Common Vetch · Rubus errabundus · Rusty Willow +133

Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Common VetchVicia sativa
Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus
TimothyPhleum pratense
Grey-headed HawkweedHieracium neopinnatifidum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
White CampionSilene latifolia
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Caucasian-StonecropPhedimus spurius
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis
Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum
YewTaxus baccata
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
AspenPopulus tremula
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Silver BirchBetula pendula
EyebrightEuphrasia
SpiraeaSpiraea
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi
Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
False Virginia-creeperParthenocissus inserta
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Houttuynia cordataHouttuynia cordata
Garden Cat-mintNepeta nepetella x racemosa = N. x faassenii
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Twiggy MulleinVerbascum virgatum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
GorseUlex europaeus
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Henry's HoneysuckleLonicera henryi
Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. aurantiacaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. aurantiaca
Common CouchElymus repens
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola
Crocosmia paniculata x pottsiiCrocosmia paniculata x pottsii
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Curled DockRumex crispus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
DandelionTaraxacum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Wild CherryPrunus avium
RoseRosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
White CloverTrifolium repens
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
IvyHedera helix
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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