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Hillend Loch

244 ha

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome244 ha

Getting here

55.88705, -3.86161

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕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

Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The North Calder Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 75Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route637 m

Named routeRef 75Length 637 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 75Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route179 m

Named routeRef 75Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 75Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2025

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +51

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
RedshankTringa totanus
Great White EgretArdea alba
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
Great TitParus major

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Common Shrew

Common ShrewSorex araneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2025

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +51

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
RedshankTringa totanus
Great White EgretArdea alba
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
Great TitParus major

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Common Shrew

Common ShrewSorex araneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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💧Roughrigg ReservoirReservoir4.3 km→⛪Caldercruix ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⛪St David's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→💧Hillend LochReservoir0 m→⛳Easter Moffat Golf ClubGolf course3.9 km→

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