Kyles of Bute Golf Course
Plan your visit
⛳Golf🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging
Paid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.88786, -5.24791
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⛳Golf 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 — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Black Darter, Cionus tuberculosus +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rubus lindleianus, Rubus polyanthemus, Rubus nemoralis +5 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
West Island WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route
Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle NetworkMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef www.tzcb.org.uk
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Wildlife to spot
2,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,941 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Pine Marten · Water Vole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Black Darter · Cionus tuberculosus · Leucozona lucorum · Beautiful Demoiselle +6
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Figwort Weevil
Rubus lindleianus · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus nemoralis · Rubus scoticus · Rubus tuberculatus +3
- Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus
- Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
- Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
- Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus
- Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus
- Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
- Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,941 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Pine Marten · Water Vole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Black Darter · Cionus tuberculosus · Leucozona lucorum · Beautiful Demoiselle +6
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Figwort Weevil
Rubus lindleianus · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus nemoralis · Rubus scoticus · Rubus tuberculatus +3
- Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus
- Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
- Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
- Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus
- Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus
- Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
- Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cionus scrophulariae
Cionus scrophulariae
Pine WeevilHylobius abietisPine WeevilHylobius abietisGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatusCuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatusEvents & activities nearby
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