No sound is heard, except the babbling of the mountain streams as they slip down over the smooth stones, or the sharp belling of a roe in the thick alder copsewood that surrounds Loch Ard.

The little wavelets break upon the pebbly beaches, or plash gently on the rocks of the steep islet on which Duke Murdoch's ruined castle stands.

In Couligarten Bay the bulrushes bend gently as the homing wild ducks quatter down noiselessly amongst their stems, vanishing as silently as a seal slips into the sea.

[7] These trails, some with waymarkers, link into a much larger network of forest fire roads, which can take the rider on >30 km circular routes through the park.

[8] Loch Ard is also home to many different species of wildlife, such as roe deer, barn owls, capercaillie, and various types of plants and insects.