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56.06912, -4.63693
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▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow ✦ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Nuthatch +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Nuthatch +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
West Highland Way (Drymen to Rowardennan) Walking route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Length 22.5 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Helensburgh to Arden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map West Loch Lomond Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Regional cycle route
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,174 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,174 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +44
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Tit Parus major Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Common Gull Larus canus Goosander Mergus merganser Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Pine Weevil +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,174 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +44
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Tit Parus major Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Common Gull Larus canus Goosander Mergus merganser Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Pine Weevil +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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