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⛳Golf🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Paid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.99184, -4.55678
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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
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Starling +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Starling +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Meliscaeva cinctella · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Meliscaeva cinctella · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km▾
Named routeLength 52 kmNational 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
John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)Walking route14.5 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 14.5 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
37 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
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Photos
Disused railway line by the trees.
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Wildlife to spot
7,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,598 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Starling · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Japanese Knotweed · Fool's Parsley · Rubus errabundus · Rubus scoticus · Timothy +4
- 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
7,598 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Starling · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Japanese Knotweed · Fool's Parsley · Rubus errabundus · Rubus scoticus · Timothy +4
- 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 glabra2024Events & activities nearby
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