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Glenogil Reservoir

12 ha

📷 david shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Seasonal nature

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

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

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
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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

Photos

Glenogil reservoir

📷 david shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Fern Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Tullow HillHistoric site4.8 km→💧Den of Ogil ReservoirReservoir3 km→✦Ghaist StaneHistoric site4.3 km→💧Glenogil ReservoirReservoir0 m→💧Den of Ogil ReservoirReservoir3 km→

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