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55.83610, -5.05824

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Coffee Stop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Coffee Stop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Meliscaeva auricollis, Tree Bumblebee · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Meliscaeva auricollis, Tree Bumblebee · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Fritillary · last seen 2024; Plants — Fritillary · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Island WayWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route

Bute Path NetworkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bute Pilgrimage Route - St BlaneWalking route

A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Cormorant · Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Mallard +51

Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShagGulosus aristotelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GannetMorus bassanus
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
MagpiePica pica
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024

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Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Tree Bumblebee

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Fritillary

FritillaryFritillaria meleagris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Cormorant · Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Mallard +51

Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShagGulosus aristotelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GannetMorus bassanus
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
MagpiePica pica
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Tree Bumblebee

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Fritillary

FritillaryFritillaria meleagris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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