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Ochiltree Castle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.95608, -3.55107

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Greylag Goose
🌿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

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Greylag Goose
🌿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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain +95 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain +95 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Raspberry, Bramble +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Gastrophysa polygoni · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Gastrophysa polygoni · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 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

National Footpath Demonstration SiteWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Uphall to East CalderCycling route

Named routeRef WL17Local cycle route

Brox Burn PathCycling route

Named routeRef WL8Local cycle route

Nell Burn PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

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

9,086 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,086 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springautumn

2025

Coot · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Mallard +61

CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PintailAnas acuta
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Barn OwlTyto alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TealAnas crecca2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,086 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springautumn

2025

Coot · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Mallard +61

CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PintailAnas acuta
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Barn OwlTyto alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TealAnas crecca2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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