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Dalmoak Castle

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📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.95927, -4.59090

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard 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

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km

Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Castle Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Overtoun House Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Crags Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Loch Lomond Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route

Dumbarton Central to Council Offices Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Dumbarton Castle Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Teal +48

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoosanderMergus merganser
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
EiderSomateria mollissima
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Teal +48

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoosanderMergus merganser
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
EiderSomateria mollissima
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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