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Crawhin Reservoir

10 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

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55.89891, -4.81144

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Stonechat +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Stonechat +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Orange-tip +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Orange-tip +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Garlic Waxcap, Boeremia hedericola · last seen 2020; Fungi — Garlic Waxcap, Boeremia hedericola · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Kelly CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Greenock CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Waterman's RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 753Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route116 m

Named routeRef 75Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route659 m

Named routeRef 75Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 753Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Stonechat +58

SwallowHirundo rustica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CuckooCuculus canorus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
JayGarrulus glandarius
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
FrogRana

🐝

Insects6 species

autumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Peacock · Green-veined White +1

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
PeacockAglais io2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2024

Marsh-bedstraw · Crowberry agg. · Primrose · Creeping Forget-me-not · Shoreweed +1

Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Stonechat +58

SwallowHirundo rustica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CuckooCuculus canorus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
JayGarrulus glandarius
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
FrogRana

🐝

Insects6 species

autumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Peacock · Green-veined White +1

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
PeacockAglais io2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2024

Marsh-bedstraw · Crowberry agg. · Primrose · Creeping Forget-me-not · Shoreweed +1

Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Bone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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