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Duntocher Roman fort

1 ha

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.92350, -4.40993

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Harlequin Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Harlequin Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

West Highland Way (Milngavie to Drymen part 1)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Drumchapel WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cairnhill WoodsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Colleges Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Garscadden WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Paisley to RenfrewCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km

Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

10,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blackbird +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blackbird +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Golden Hill trig pillar, Duntocher

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