Den of Ogil Reservoir 52 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 52 ha
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56.74261, -2.92490
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Airlie Monument Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map River Esk and Sawmill Walk Walking route ▾
Old Roads from Afflochie Walking route 8.5 km ▾
Named route Length 8.5 km Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Treecreeper · Robin · Wren · Jackdaw · Song Thrush +44
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Brown Rat +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2022 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021 Capsus ater
Slender St John's-wort · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Creeping Buttercup · Rough Meadow-grass · Creeping Soft-grass +43
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Raspberry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Treecreeper · Robin · Wren · Jackdaw · Song Thrush +44
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Brown Rat +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2022 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021 Capsus ater
Slender St John's-wort · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Creeping Buttercup · Rough Meadow-grass · Creeping Soft-grass +43
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Raspberry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Rubus idaeus
Rubus idaeus
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Blinks Montia fontana
Blinks Montia fontana
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa
Red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Alpine Bistort Bistorta vivipara
Alpine Bistort Bistorta vivipara
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
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