Getting here
56.18192, -3.91831
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Mountain Pansy · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Black Darter +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Black Darter +5 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Henry Milne WalkWalking route
Lower loopWalking route2.4 km
Visit the ruins at Fossachie and the site of Logie homestead on informal paths.
Dumyat summitWalking route5 km
Mix of path surfaces with some rocky and muddy sections. Look out for a beacon commissioned for the Queen's Jubilee in 1977.
Whitehill WalkWalking route700 m
A short stroll through the sycamore woods around White Hill.| Smooth gravel surface with one short uneven section. Includes some short steep slopes.
🚴Cycling
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Route 765Cycling route
Route 768Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
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