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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › West Scotland › West Dunbartonshire Getting here
55.95688, -4.54858
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, 2-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, 2-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Lochs Way Walking route 52 km ▾
Named route Length 52 km National walking route
Show on map Clyde Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Castle Circular Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Overtoun House Circular Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Crags Circular Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dumbarton Central to Council Offices Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Dumbarton Castle Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Dumbarton East to Council Offices Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 152 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 152 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
29,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Mallard · Jackdaw · Magpie +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Curlew Numenius arquata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wigeon Mareca penelope Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Epicaecilius pilipennis · Empoasca vitis · Trichopsocus brincki +6
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sylvicola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Mallard · Jackdaw · Magpie +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Curlew Numenius arquata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wigeon Mareca penelope Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Epicaecilius pilipennis · Empoasca vitis · Trichopsocus brincki +6
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sylvicola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola
Sylvicola
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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