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Lindowan Reservoir

8 ha

📷 william craig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

55.99488, -4.82222

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +75 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Painted Lady, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +75 more · last seen 2022

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Wrinkled Fieldcap · last seen 2020; Fungi — Wrinkled Fieldcap · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km
Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Route 753Cycling route
Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route355 m
Named routeRef 753Length 355 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route713 m
Named routeRef 753Length 713 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 75Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kilcreggan, Lindowan Reservoir

📷 william craig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kilcreggan, Lindowan Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Battery ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Tower Hill ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Gourock ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱George Wylie Garden GourockUrban park3.9 km→🦉Duchess WoodNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Howie ParkUrban park2 km→

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