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Jaw Reservoir

47 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome47 ha

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55.95236, -4.41085

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Creeping Bent, Reed Canary-grass +96 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Creeping Bent, Reed Canary-grass +96 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bulrush, Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sorrel +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Volucella bombylans, Common Green Grasshopper +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Volucella bombylans, Common Green Grasshopper +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

John Muir Way (Balloch to Strathblane part 1)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir Way (Balloch to Strathblane part 2)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

West Highland Way (Milngavie to Drymen part 2)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 7Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 7Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

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

3,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Dunnock +51

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Dunnock +51

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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