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Dogs welcome

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Dog-violet, Bracken +220 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Dog-violet, Bracken +220 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet +31 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Alder Tongue, Entyloma microsporum +3 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Alder Tongue, Entyloma microsporum +3 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km
Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route
West Highland Way - altenativesWalking route
Named routeRef WW-aLocal walking route
West Highland Way (Drymen to Rowardennan)Walking route22.5 km
Named routeLength 22.5 kmNational walking route
John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)Walking route14.5 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 14.5 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (Balloch to Strathblane part 1)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Helensburgh to Arden Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
West Loch Lomond Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 7Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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