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Lossburn Reservoir

10 ha

📷 John Chroston · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

56.16902, -3.88359

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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
  • 🐕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 — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stenichneumon culpator, Diblastomorpha cylindrator +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stenichneumon culpator, Diblastomorpha cylindrator +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Rock-rose, Mountain Pansy, Cranberry +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Mountain Pansy, Cranberry +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Henry Milne WalkWalking route
Named route
Lower loopWalking route2.4 km

Visit the ruins at Fossachie and the site of Logie homestead on informal paths.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Dumyat summitWalking route5 km

Mix of path surfaces with some rocky and muddy sections. Look out for a beacon commissioned for the Queen's Jubilee in 1977.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Whitehill WalkWalking route700 m

A short stroll through the sycamore woods around White Hill.| Smooth gravel surface with one short uneven section. Includes some short steep slopes.

Named routeLength 700 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Route 765Cycling route
Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network
Route 768Cycling route
Named routeRef 768National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 768Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 765Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 76Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lossburn Reservoir

📷 John Chroston · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lossburn Reservoir

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🌱Causewayhead ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Fountain ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Nova Scotia GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱Nova Scotia GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱Sunnylaw MeadowUrban park4.3 km→🌱Cochrane ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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