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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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57.31888, -4.24312
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Little Grebe +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Little Grebe +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Shield-moss, Devil's-bit Scabious, Cowberry +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Shield-moss, Devil's-bit Scabious, Cowberry +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Birch Clubhorn, Rhagium bifasciatum, Anoplotrupes stercorosus · last seen 2025; Insects — Birch Clubhorn, Rhagium bifasciatum, Anoplotrupes stercorosus · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trail of the 7 Lochs Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Ref T7L Length 80 km Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
6,579 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rook Corvus frugilegus Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Birch Clubhorn · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Devil's-bit Scabious · Cowberry · Bog Asphodel · Bog-myrtle · Cross-leaved Heath +26
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rook Corvus frugilegus Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Birch Clubhorn · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Devil's-bit Scabious · Cowberry · Bog Asphodel · Bog-myrtle · Cross-leaved Heath +26
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Boissier's Glory-of-the-snow Scilla luciliae
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