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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.22484, -4.31089
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Hyalurgus lucidus, Phasia hemiptera +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mary Queen of Scots WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Great Trossachs PathWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmNational walking route
Ben Ledi TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RW 9Local walking route
Lime Craig TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km▾
Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.
Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route120 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 120 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route442 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km▾
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Chaffinch · Greylag Goose · Great Tit +40
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Hard-fern · Cat's-ear · Foxglove · Tormentil · Marsh Violet +56
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Chaffinch · Greylag Goose · Great Tit +40
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Hard-fern · Cat's-ear · Foxglove · Tormentil · Marsh Violet +56
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
