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Old Castle

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📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.31524, -5.60894

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Greenshank, Robin +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Greenshank, Robin +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Lungwort Lichen, Brown Birch Bolete +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Lungwort Lichen, Brown Birch Bolete +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Iris, Wood Sage, Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens +188 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris, Wood Sage, Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens +188 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Barren Strawberry, Blackthorn +19 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The remains of Ardfad Castle

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The remains of Ardfad Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱An CalaUrban park3 km→🌱Ardmaddy Castle GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦Dun Aorain, dun siteHistoric site3.2 km→⛪Kilbrandon and Kilchattan Church of ScotlandReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Camuslaich, dun siteHistoric site900 m→✦Ardmaddy CastleHistoric site3.5 km→

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