Loch Ardinning

Loch Ardinning is a visitor-friendly wildlife haven with 142 hectares of varied habitat, including wetland, woodland, grassland and moorland. The loch itself supports a number of wintering and breeding wildfowl and is rich in invertebrate life.

Why visit?

Chance to spot black grouse
Colourful butterflies and dragonflies
Explosions of colour from wildflowers
User-friendly paths across the reserve

Best time to visit?

May-Aug for wildflowers
Jun-Aug for water lobelia
Apr-Sep for butterflies & dragonflies
Oct-Mar for wildfowl

Visit for:

Butterflies
Pond
Wetland
Scenery
Wildflowers
Grasslands
Woodlands
Birdwatching

Directions

From Glasgow, take the A81 (Aberfoyle Road). The reserve is about 2.5 miles north of Milngavie. The main parking area is a layby on the east side of the A81, about 100m sound of the dam. There are smaller laybys at the dam itself.

Getting onto the reserve

Well-marked paths run straight from the parking areas.

Getting round this reserve

It is essential that dogs are kept on a lead during the bird breeding season (April to August) as some of the bird species are very sensitive to disturbance. Please also note that the reserve is grazed throughout the year by cattle and sheep.