Keep an eye out for fungi especially the local edible fungi but be aware, the edible are often extremely difficult to tell apart from the lethal.

From September to November, there is a good chance of witnessing the arrival of winter visitors. White-fronted and greylag geese from Greenland commonly invade the wetlands around the mouth of the River Endrick to the south of the Loch. In these wetland areas, tufted grasses and sedges flourish as does the rare Scottish dock. Similar to the common dock, but huge, it grows up to two metres tall. This species isn't found anywhere else in the UK.

The landscape itself is an ever changing patchwork of colours - from snow covered mountain tops, to purples in summer and the explosion of gold, russets and reds in Autumn.

Inchcailloch SNH Nature Reserve
Inchcailloch is one of the 38 islands in Loch Lomond, and one of the many nature reserves managed by Scottish Natural Heritage.

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
From the east shores of Loch Lomond to the rugged terrain of Strathyre, the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park encompasses mountain and moorland, forest and woodland, rivers and lochs, and is home to a rich variety of animal and plant life.

Inversnaid RSPB Reserve
You can explore the Inversnaid RSPB reserve by walking along the West Highland Way from the Inversnaid Hotel. Above the woodland, watch out for birds of prey such as buzzards, kestrels and peregrines hunting and golden eagles.