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Loch Dhu

38 ha

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

55.80920, -5.09002

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
🌿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

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
🌿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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Grey Heron +105 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Grey Heron +105 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris borreri, Polypody +111 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris borreri, Polypody +111 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Faeroes Dandelion, Hawkweed, Nordstedt's Dandelion +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Painted Lady, Silver-ground Carpet +10 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Painted Lady, Silver-ground Carpet +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Island WayWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route

Bute Path NetworkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bute Pilgrimage Route - St BlaneWalking route

A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

summer

2025

Grey Heron · Herring Gull · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Curlew +63

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great White EgretArdea alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
RavenCorvus corax2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Twin-lobed Deerfly

Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

summer

2025

Grey Heron · Herring Gull · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Curlew +63

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great White EgretArdea alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
RavenCorvus corax2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Twin-lobed Deerfly

Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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