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56.04191, -4.71931
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Kestrel ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Kestrel ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Pheasant +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Pheasant +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Rhingia campestris +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Rhingia campestris +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Lochs Way Walking route 52 km ▾
Named route Length 52 km National walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch) Walking route 14.5 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 14.5 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 Regional cycle route
Show on map Helensburgh to Arden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map West Loch Lomond Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Regional cycle route
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The Old Schoolhouse, Glen Fruin
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Wildlife to spot
3,815 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Starling · Meadow Pipit · Magpie +40
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Gull Larus canus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dunnock Prunella modularis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhingia campestris
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Malus sylvestris · Beech · Hedge Woundwort · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Common Chickweed +19
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Beech Fagus sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Elder Sambucus nigra Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Starling · Meadow Pipit · Magpie +40
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Gull Larus canus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dunnock Prunella modularis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhingia campestris
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Malus sylvestris · Beech · Hedge Woundwort · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Common Chickweed +19
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Beech Fagus sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Elder Sambucus nigra Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis
Pedunculate Water-starwort Callitriche brutia
Pedunculate Water-starwort Callitriche brutia
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis 