These are some of the local sites that are good for watching wildlife.
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Take a look at our Outing reports for information on local wildlife sites and some a bit further afield.
Brownside Braes

A mixture of pastoral farmland with distinct tracts of dense hawthorn scrub which attract a wide variety of bird species.
Castle Semple Country Park

Part of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park offering freshwater loch and woodland.
Clyde Walkway

Follow the Clyde Estuary from the Newshot Island in the east to Boden Boo and Erskine Beach in the west. This stretch covers a variety of habitats including reed beds, mudflats, woodland and species-rich grassland.
Glen Moss SWT Nature Reserve

A mixed basin and valley mire with an area of shallow open water surrounded by sedge-dominated plant communities.
Gleniffer Braes Country Park

The country park contains several habitats including moorland, grassland, mature deciduous woodland, conifer plantations, peat bog, ponds, burns and old reservoirs.
Lochwinnoch RSPB Nature Reserve

A wetland reserve where you can find wintering wildfowl including goldeneye, goosander, whooper swan and even the occasional hen harrier.