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Dogs welcome 1 ha
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55.89264, -5.20910
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow 🌿 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
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Rubus nemoralis, Bogbean +133 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Rubus nemoralis, Bogbean +133 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Hawkweed, Claw-lobed Dandelion, Double-toothed Dandelion +14 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cinnabar, Small Tortoiseshell +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cinnabar, Small Tortoiseshell +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Walking route 92 km ▾
Named route Length 92 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map West Island Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Length 48 km National walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 94 Regional cycle route
Show on map Bute Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Five Ferries Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5F Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle Network Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref www.tzcb.org.uk
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Wildlife to spot
4,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black Guillemot · House Sparrow · Gannet +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Otter · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2023 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rubus tuberculatus · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus lindleianus · Rubus scoticus · Rubus nemoralis +24
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae Equal-leaved Knotgrass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black Guillemot · House Sparrow · Gannet +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Otter · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2023 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rubus tuberculatus · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus lindleianus · Rubus scoticus · Rubus nemoralis +24
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae Equal-leaved Knotgrass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polygonum arenastrum2022
Polygonum arenastrum2022
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2022
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2022
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2022
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2022
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2022
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2022
Utricularia intermedia Utricularia intermedia2022
Utricularia intermedia Utricularia intermedia2022
Slender Sedge Carex lasiocarpa2022
Slender Sedge Carex lasiocarpa2022
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2022
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2022
Hawkweed Hieracium2022
Hawkweed Hieracium2022
Common Hawkweed Hieracium triviale2022
Common Hawkweed Hieracium triviale2022
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2022
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2022
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2022
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2022
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2022
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2022
Bog-sedge Carex limosa2022
Bog-sedge Carex limosa2022
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2022
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2022
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2022
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2022
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2022
Little Kneeling Eyebright Euphrasia confusa2022
Little Kneeling Eyebright Euphrasia confusa2022
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis2022
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum2022
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum2022
Bugle Ajuga reptans2022
Bugle Ajuga reptans2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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