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Walker's Rest

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56.01576, -4.72388

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 291m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 291m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cicadella viridis, Meliscaeva cinctella, Eristalis pertinax +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cicadella viridis, Meliscaeva cinctella, Eristalis pertinax +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km

Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route

John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)Walking route14.5 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 14.5 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

Helensburgh to Arden Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

West Loch Lomond Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

19,472 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,472 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Cormorant · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +51

MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,472 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Cormorant · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +51

MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

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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