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Tower Hill

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55.95668, -4.82225

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Greenock CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Waterman's RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route355 m

Named routeRef 753Length 355 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route713 m

Named routeRef 753Length 713 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route116 m

Named routeRef 75Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route283 m

Named routeRef 75Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds70 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Eider +65

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024

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Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin +2

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Eider +65

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin +2

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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