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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.00418, -4.72674

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Clyde Street Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Clyde Street Cafe — 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Slavonian Grebe, Pintail +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Slavonian Grebe, Pintail +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Three Lochs Way

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Birch Shieldbug, Brown Chafer · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Birch Shieldbug, Brown Chafer · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km

Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route

John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)Walking route14.5 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 14.5 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

Helensburgh to Arden Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

West Loch Lomond Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route408 m

Named routeRef 75Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,836 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,836 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldeneye · Slavonian Grebe · Pintail · Redwing · Jackdaw +57

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,836 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldeneye · Slavonian Grebe · Pintail · Redwing · Jackdaw +57

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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