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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Sand Martin +45 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Sand Martin +45 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Green-veined White, Ringlet +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scotch Argus, Green-veined White, Ringlet +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Straggling Pouchwort, Girgensohn's Bog-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +369 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Straggling Pouchwort, Girgensohn's Bog-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +369 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Walking route 92 km ▾
Named route Length 92 km Point-to-point National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
972 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 972 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Dipper · Kestrel · Willow Warbler · Siskin +20
Swallow Hirundo rustica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Red Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2023 Pine Marten Martes martes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2023 Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Hawker
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023 Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss · Warburg's Moss · Neat Feather-moss · Golden-head Moss · Dark-green Flapwort +162
Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss Campylopus subulatus Warburg's Moss Molendoa warburgii Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma Dark-green Flapwort Jungermannia atrovirens Water Avens Geum rivale Large White-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 972 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Dipper · Kestrel · Willow Warbler · Siskin +20
Swallow Hirundo rustica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Red Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2023 Pine Marten Martes martes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2023 Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Hawker
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023 Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss · Warburg's Moss · Neat Feather-moss · Golden-head Moss · Dark-green Flapwort +162
Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss Campylopus subulatus Warburg's Moss Molendoa warburgii Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma Dark-green Flapwort Jungermannia atrovirens Water Avens Geum rivale Large White-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leucobryum glaucum
Leucobryum glaucum
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Summer-moss Anoectangium aestivum
Summer-moss Anoectangium aestivum
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Wilson's Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii
Wilson's Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Upland Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Upland Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Long-leaved Pouncewort Cololejeunea microscopica
Long-leaved Pouncewort Cololejeunea microscopica
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Irish Crisp-moss Chionoloma hibernicum
Irish Crisp-moss Chionoloma hibernicum
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Verdigris Tufa-moss Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Verdigris Tufa-moss Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Yellowish Fork-moss Dichodontium flavescens
Yellowish Fork-moss Dichodontium flavescens
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Crisped Neckera Neckera crispa
Crisped Neckera Neckera crispa
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis
Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Beaked Bow-moss Dicranodontium denudatum
Beaked Bow-moss Dicranodontium denudatum
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Spotty Featherwort Plagiochila punctata
Spotty Featherwort Plagiochila punctata
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort Marchantia quadrata
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort Marchantia quadrata
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Lesser Whipwort Bazzania tricrenata
Lesser Whipwort Bazzania tricrenata
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Shaded Wood-moss Hylocomiastrum umbratum
Shaded Wood-moss Hylocomiastrum umbratum
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Ulota crispa Ulota crispa
Ulota crispa Ulota crispa
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia
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