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Glenogil Reservoir

12 ha

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56.76725, -2.90388

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rusty Willow, Bottle Sedge, Tufted Forget-me-not +107 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Raspberry +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green-veined White, Mystacides longicornis, Tachina grossa · last seen 2023; Insects — Green-veined White, Mystacides longicornis, Tachina grossa · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Old Roads from AfflochieWalking route8.5 km

Named routeLength 8.5 kmLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

springsummer

2025

Raven · Little Grebe · Black Grouse · Red Grouse (scotica) · Lapwing +26

RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
WigeonMareca penelope2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
TealAnas crecca2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2019

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2023

Mystacides longicornis · Tachina grossa

Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Tachina grossaTachina grossa2020

🌿

Plants96 species

summer

2019

Field Forget-me-not · Bugle · Spanish Bluebell · Foxglove · Field Wood-rush +91

Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
BugleAjuga reptans
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
CleaversGalium aparine
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
White CloverTrifolium repens
BlinksMontia fontana
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
YewTaxus baccata
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
daffodilsNarcissus
Pond Water-crowfootRanunculus peltatus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Hedera helixHedera helix
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
DandelionTaraxacum
Broad-leaved Meadow-grassPoa chaixii
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
PignutConopodium majus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
BeechFagus sylvatica
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
White Wood-rushLuzula luzuloides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

springsummer

2025

Raven · Little Grebe · Black Grouse · Red Grouse (scotica) · Lapwing +26

RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
WigeonMareca penelope2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
TealAnas crecca2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2019

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2023

Mystacides longicornis · Tachina grossa

Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Tachina grossaTachina grossa2020

🌿

Plants96 species

summer

2019

Field Forget-me-not · Bugle · Spanish Bluebell · Foxglove · Field Wood-rush +91

Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
BugleAjuga reptans
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
CleaversGalium aparine
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
White CloverTrifolium repens
BlinksMontia fontana
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
YewTaxus baccata
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
daffodilsNarcissus
Pond Water-crowfootRanunculus peltatus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Hedera helixHedera helix
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
DandelionTaraxacum
Broad-leaved Meadow-grassPoa chaixii
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
PignutConopodium majus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
BeechFagus sylvatica
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
White Wood-rushLuzula luzuloides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 david shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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