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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.99640, -3.76853
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Badger, Red Fox +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 10.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochbank LoopMountain bike route▾
Photos
Slate Roof, Drumcoltran Tower
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,086 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Teal · Blackbird +34
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Mole · Roe Deer · Bat · Brown Hare +4
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Leistus fulvibarbis · 2-spot Ladybird · Black Clock +4
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
Hypnum cupressiforme · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion · Wall Screw-moss
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,086 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Teal · Blackbird +34
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Mole · Roe Deer · Bat · Brown Hare +4
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Leistus fulvibarbis · 2-spot Ladybird · Black Clock +4
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
Hypnum cupressiforme · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion · Wall Screw-moss
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas