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St Serfs Church

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55.94117, -4.57376

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Lesser Black-backed Gull +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Lesser Black-backed Gull +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Castle Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Overtoun House Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Crags Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Shore Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dumbarton Central to Council Offices Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Dumbarton Castle Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Dumbarton East to Council OfficesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,457 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,457 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull +73

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunlinCalidris alpina
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RavenCorvus corax
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Roe Deer · Otter

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra

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Insects16 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Epicaecilius pilipennis · Empoasca vitis +11

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,457 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull +73

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunlinCalidris alpina
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RavenCorvus corax
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Roe Deer · Otter

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects16 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Epicaecilius pilipennis · Empoasca vitis +11

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gravestone in ruins of St Serf's Church

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