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Getting here
56.22866, -4.40623
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Common Blue Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bell Heather, Bracken, Holly +161 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great Trossachs PathWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmNational walking route
Ben Ledi TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RW 9Local walking route
Creag Noran Viewpoint TrailWalking route900 m▾
Named routeLength 900 mRound tripLocal walking route
Ben A'an TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RW 8Local walking route
Lime Craig TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
6 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 route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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
5,121 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BeaverCastor fiber
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2024
Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Chimarra marginata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +6
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
- Chimarra marginataChimarra marginata
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica
🌿Plants11 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Salmonberry · Trailing St John's-wort · Aspen · Bulbous Rush +6
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2024
- Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024
- AspenPopulus tremula
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024
- Alternate Water-milfoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BeaverCastor fiber
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2024
Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Chimarra marginata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +6
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
- Chimarra marginataChimarra marginata
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica
🌿Plants11 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Salmonberry · Trailing St John's-wort · Aspen · Bulbous Rush +6
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2024
- Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024
- AspenPopulus tremula
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024
- Alternate Water-milfoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024Simulium rostratumSimulium rostratum2024Simulium rostratumSimulium rostratum2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Myriophyllum alterniflorum2024
Myriophyllum alterniflorum2024
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2024Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2024Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024AppleMalus2024AppleMalus2024Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2024Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2024