Kilduskland Reservoir 75 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 75 ha
Getting here
56.01899, -5.48257
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Lesser Redpoll 🍄 Mushroom 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
🐦 33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Lesser Redpoll 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin +30 more · last seen 2024; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Wren, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin +30 more · last seen 2024; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Green-veined White +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Sand Spurrey, Sitka Spruce +234 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Urchin Earthfan · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 78 National Cycle Network
Show on map Caledonia Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 41 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 279 m ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 279 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 49 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Lochan Buic Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
firetower trail Mountain bike route ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
925 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 925 records · National Biodiversity Network Teal · Cuckoo
Teal Anas crecca Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Four-spotted Chaser +7
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020 Porcelain Fungus · Urchin Earthfan
Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Urchin Earthfan Thelephora penicillata2023 Wilson's Filmy-fern · Annual Meadow-grass · Wood-sorrel · Hart's-Tongue · Montbretia +35
Wilson's Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii2022 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2019 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019 Thale Cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 925 records · National Biodiversity Network Teal · Cuckoo
Teal Anas crecca Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Four-spotted Chaser +7
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020 Porcelain Fungus · Urchin Earthfan
Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Urchin Earthfan Thelephora penicillata2023 Wilson's Filmy-fern · Annual Meadow-grass · Wood-sorrel · Hart's-Tongue · Montbretia +35
Wilson's Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii2022 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2019 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019 Thale Cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2020
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2020
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2019
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2019 Arabidopsis thaliana2019
Arabidopsis thaliana2019
Cleavers Galium aparine2019
Cleavers Galium aparine2019
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2019
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2019
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2019
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2019
Elder Sambucus nigra2019
Elder Sambucus nigra2019
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2019
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2019
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2019
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2019
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2019
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2019
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2019
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2019
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2019
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2019
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2019
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2019
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2019
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2019
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2019
Noble Fir Abies procera2019
Noble Fir Abies procera2019
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2019
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2019
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2019
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2019
Holly Ilex aquifolium2019
Holly Ilex aquifolium2019
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2019
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2019
Daisy Bellis perennis2019
Daisy Bellis perennis2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2019
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2019
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2019
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2019
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Eared Willow Salix aurita2019
Eared Willow Salix aurita2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019 