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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.02448, -5.42164
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Oystercatcher
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 148m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Oystercatcher
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 148m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Tree Bumblebee, Syritta pipiens +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Daisy, Cat's-ear +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Pink Disco, White Brain +1 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route818 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
firetower trailMountain bike route▾
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Gardens at Kilmory Castle
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