The woods, mountains, lochs and coasts of Lomond & The Trossachs National Park are rich in wildlife. Throughout the year National Park Rangers organise and support a wide range of activities and events exploring the fascinating wildlife of the Park - for more details see our events calendar.

If you are keen to see the Park's many animal species, what you find depends on where and when you look.

Queen Elizabeth and Argyll Forest Parks contain a wide range of habitats that provide a home for an abundance of species including red squirrel, badgers, hedgehogs, bats, red and roe deer.

Atlantic oakwoods thrive in places such as the east shore of Loch Lomond and are home to an enormous number of plants and insects, which in turn are food for a wealth of birds and other larger creatures. Ospreys are summer visitors to nearby Lomond & The Lake of Menteith.

Planted conifer forests may not have quite the same diversity, but they are still buzzing with life; from delicate fluttering butterflies to the long-eared owls and pine marten that live in the trees.

In the high ground of the Park near forest plantations, you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of golden eagles soaring over mountain slopes or black grouse looking for tasty buds and shoots on moorland.

Lochans and marshes provide aquatic insects and amphibians with sites to feed and breed. Look for tadpoles in shallow pools or dragonflies hunting along the ditches beside forest roads.