Loch Ardinning

With a combination of loch and woodland, Loch Ardinning is an attractive haven for wintering and breeding wildfowl. Its moorland is home to curlew and black grouse and dense reedbeds are a magnet for invertebrates such as the azure damselfly. Grassy clearings with carpets of orchids attract butterflies in the wood.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Jun 2006, 01:00 BST

Highlights

Views of the Campsie Fells and Arrochar Alps

Key species

Tufted duck

(Aythya fuligula)

Male tufted ducks have an impressive black and white plumage with a crest during the breeding season, whilst females are dark brown. Their yellow eyes can be seen at close range. Tufted ducks are normally seen on small freshwater lochs but during winter they tend to move to larger lochs, rivers or estuariesStarting point

Layby on A81

OS reference

OS sheet 64 NS564779

Distance

Nature trail 1.5 km, Muirhouse Muir 3.5 km

Duration

Nature trail 45 minutes, Muirhouse Muir 1.5 hours

Facilities

Parking, bench seats

Accessibility

Nature trail is suitable for all abilities

Muirhouse Muir has moderately strenuous walking

The walk

Follow the surfaced footpath from the car park to the kissing gates on the edge of the muir.

To follow the nature trail, turn left before the top gate.

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To go to Muithouse Muir, go through the kissing gates and climb towards the cairn.

Return to the kissing gates by following the burn and crossing the boggy southern margins of the loch.

Further information

Open 365 days a year

Highland cattle and sheep present