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Loch Fad

277 ha

📷 william craig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome277 ha

Getting here

55.80622, -5.07341

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Mute Swan, Mallard +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Mute Swan, Mallard +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Buckler-Fern, Dryopteris borreri +70 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Faeroes Dandelion, Double-toothed Dandelion, Black Currant +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Orange-tip, Twin-lobed Deerfly +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Orange-tip, Twin-lobed Deerfly +6 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

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

7,325 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,325 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +67

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great White EgretArdea alba
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great TitParus major2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Twin-lobed Deerfly

Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Rubus infestus

Rubus infestusRubus infestus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,325 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +67

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great White EgretArdea alba
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great TitParus major2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Twin-lobed Deerfly

Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Rubus infestus

Rubus infestusRubus infestus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 william craig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Winter GardensUrban park3.7 km→⛪PresbyReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site3.5 km→✦Rothesay CastleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Mount Stuart HouseHistoric site3.8 km→✦Augusta, Princess Dowager of Wales MonumentHistoric site3.8 km→

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