Colachla, dun site
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.86467, -5.27018
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Meadow Pipit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Meadow Pipit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron +86 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron +86 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Hard-fern +247 more · last seen 2017; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Spiked Shieldbug, Glow-worm, Portevinia maculata +20 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route
Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Derelict bothy north of Colachla
Photos
Derelict bothy north of Colachla
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Slender St John's-wort
Slender St John's-wort
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cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumJacobaeaJacobaeaJacobaeaJacobaeaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusMarramAmmophila arenariaMarramAmmophila arenariaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSand SedgeCarex arenariaSand SedgeCarex arenariaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSea RocketCakile maritimaSea RocketCakile maritimaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGrassPoaceaeGrassPoaceaeLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisParsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2015Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2015Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2015Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2015HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2015HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2015Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2015Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2015Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2015Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2015Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumLinumLinumLinumLinumBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimusSea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaRubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumSea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritimaSea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritimaMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraRubus nemoralisRubus nemoralisRubus nemoralisRubus nemoralisWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaNarrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigraNarrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigraElymusElymusElymusElymusMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRay's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermumRay's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWhite SedgeCarex canescensWhite SedgeCarex canescensPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusLyme-grassLeymus arenariusLyme-grassLeymus arenariusSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHeath Dog-violetViola caninaHeath Dog-violetViola caninaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaSmooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigataSmooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigataMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2016Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2016Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2016Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2016Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2016Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2016Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2016Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2016Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2016Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2016Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2016Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2016Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2016Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2016Long-leaved PouncewortCololejeunea microscopica2016Long-leaved PouncewortCololejeunea microscopica2016Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015Events & activities nearby
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