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Lochcote Reservoir

30 ha

📷 Graeme Yuill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

55.94522, -3.63762

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mallard, Chiffchaff +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mallard, Chiffchaff +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Lady's Bedstraw, Eyebright +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Lady's Bedstraw, Eyebright +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Bifid Hemp-nettle +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Sericomyia silentis, 7-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Sericomyia silentis, 7-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
River Avon Heritage TrailWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
Linlithgow Loch CircularWalking route
Named routeRef WL3Listed length 2.3 milesLocal walking route
Linlithgow Marches Perambulation routeWalking route
Named route
John Muir Way (Falkirk to Linlithgow)Walking route15 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 15 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Nell Burn PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 754Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 754Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 754Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Green RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lochcote Reservoir

📷 Graeme Yuill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beecraigs Country ParkUrban park2 km→🏞️BeecraigsCountry park2.3 km→🏞️MuiravonsideCountry park2.4 km→🌱Muiravonside Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Beecraigs Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Beecraigs Country ParkUrban park3 km→

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