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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.98332, -4.59022
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Overton Street 385m away — 14 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Overton Street 385m away — 14 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Vine Weevil · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Vine Weevil · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km▾
Named routeLength 52 kmNational 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
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Helensburgh to Arden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
West Loch Lomond Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route
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
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Hawthorn Shieldbug
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Japanese Knotweed · Fool's Parsley · Rubus errabundus · Rubus scoticus · Timothy +6
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
- Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus2024
- Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2024
- TimothyPhleum pratense2024
- Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Hawthorn Shieldbug
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Japanese Knotweed · Fool's Parsley · Rubus errabundus · Rubus scoticus · Timothy +6
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
- Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus2024
- Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2024
- TimothyPhleum pratense2024
- Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Grey-headed HawkweedHieracium neopinnatifidum2024Grey-headed HawkweedHieracium neopinnatifidum2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2024Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2024Events & activities nearby
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