Killin to Tyndrum

Glen Dochart (A85 and minor road)

Farmland, woodland, river

Birds – Greylag Goose (winter), Lapwing, Stonechat, Barn Owl, Buzzard

Mammals – Brown Hare, Red Squirrel, Roe Deer

Loch Dochart

Lay-by on A85 (NN405256)

Open shallow water

Birds – good numbers of winter wildfowl including Whooper Swan, Teal, Wigeon, Goldeneye, Tufted, Goosander, Dabchick

Loch Iubhair

Car park (NN426268)

Open water, species-rich wet meadow

Birds – Cormorant, Goldeneye

Plants – Globeflower, Common Valerian, Wild Angelica

Crianlarich Community Woodland

Car Park (NN389251), footpaths, picnic tables

Newly planted native woodland, neutral grassland, mire

Plants – Greater Butterfly Orchid, Devil’s-bit Scabious, Bogbean

Birds – Whinchat, Willow Warbler

Reptiles – Common Lizard

Insects – Emperor Moth, Northern Eggar Moth

Auchtertyre and Kirkton Farms

Car park (NN353289), footpaths, interpretation boards and leaflet, picnic tables, ruins of St. Fillan’s Priory

River bank with Alders, conifer plantation, Birch woodland with Ash and Aspen, mountain grassland, newly planted native woodland

Birds – Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Stonechat, Wheatear, Twite, Buzzard, Raven (over 100 species of bird recorded on the farms)

Plants – Round-leaved Sundew, Bog Myrtle, Yellow Mountain Saxifrage, rare alpine plants.

Insects – Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Black Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Scotch Argus, Mountain Ringlet Butterfly

Tyndrum Community Woodland

Car park (NN344292), footpaths, interpretation leaflet, picnic tables

Newly planted native woodland (mainly Scot’s Pine and Downy Birch), acid grassland, heath, mire, small kettle hole lochan

Plants – Small White Orchid, Early Marsh Orchid, Heath Spotted Orchid, Fragrant Orchid, Round-leaved Sundew, Bog Asphodel

Birds – Whinchat, Stonechat, Willow Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler

Insects – Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Scotch Argus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly

Ben Lui National Nature Reserve

Car park at Tyndrum Community Woodland . Long walk in along Glen Cononish. Boots, full waterproofs, map and compass are required and Ben Lui should only be tackled by those with experience of the uplands.

Mountain grassland, alpine cliffs

Plants – Rare alpine plants including Alpine Bartsia, Mountain Avens and Mountain Willow

Birds – Ring ouzel, Wheatear, Snow Bunting (winter)

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