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Old Loudoun Castle, Motte

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.61102, -4.35557

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +304 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +304 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Great Scented Liverwort, Wood-rust +19 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small White, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small White, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Irvine Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burn Anne walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chris Hoy Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Galston cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tree belt below Loudoun Mains

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tree belt below Loudoun Mains

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jamieson ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Morton ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Portland ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Portland ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Morton ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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