Mount Stuart House
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
55.79164, -5.01874
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Redwing
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Redwing
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whimbrel, Redwing, Fieldfare +51 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Whimbrel, Redwing, Fieldfare +51 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Hebrew Character, Angle Shades +159 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Island WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route
Bute Path NetworkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bute Pilgrimage Route - St BlaneWalking route▾
A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute, 3
Photos
Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute, 3
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Mount Stuart Accessible Parking · Free · 64m
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,652 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,652 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspring
2025Whimbrel · Redwing · Fieldfare · Whooper Swan · Common Scoter
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GannetMorus bassanus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- EiderSomateria mollissima2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Brown Hare
🐝Insects162 species
summerautumn
2025Large Yellow Underwing · Hebrew Character · Angle Shades · Spruce Carpet · Flame Carpet
+157 more speciesHide species list
All 162 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019
- Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
- Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019
- Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
🌿Plants10 species
autumnwinter
2017Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris cambrensis · Male-fern · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Dryopteris borreri
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
- Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis
- Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,652 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspring
2025Whimbrel · Redwing · Fieldfare · Whooper Swan · Common Scoter
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GannetMorus bassanus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- EiderSomateria mollissima2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Brown Hare
🐝Insects162 species
summerautumn
2025Large Yellow Underwing · Hebrew Character · Angle Shades · Spruce Carpet · Flame Carpet
+157 more speciesHide species list
All 162 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019
- Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
- Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019
- Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
🌿Plants10 species
autumnwinter
2017Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris cambrensis · Male-fern · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Dryopteris borreri
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
- Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis
- Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2019Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2019Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2019Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2019Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Buff FootmanEilema depressa2019Buff FootmanEilema depressa2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019November MothEpirrita dilutata2019November MothEpirrita dilutata2019Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2019Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2019SallowCirrhia icteritia2019SallowCirrhia icteritia2019Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2019Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019Dotted ClayXestia baja2019Dotted ClayXestia baja2019Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2019Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2019Peppered MothBiston betularia2019Peppered MothBiston betularia2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2019Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2019Svensson's Copper UnderwingAmphipyra berbera2019Svensson's Copper UnderwingAmphipyra berbera2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019LychnisHadena bicruris2019LychnisHadena bicruris2019Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviata2019Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviata2019Mottled GreyColostygia multistrigaria2019Mottled GreyColostygia multistrigaria2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019BrickSunira circellaris2019BrickSunira circellaris2019Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019FlameAxylia putris2019FlameAxylia putris2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019Dotted CarpetAlcis jubata2019Dotted CarpetAlcis jubata2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2019True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2019Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2019Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2019Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2019Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2019Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda2019Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda2019Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2019Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2019Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2019Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2019RivuletPerizoma affinitata2019RivuletPerizoma affinitata2019Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019Lempke's Gold SpotPlusia putnami2019Lempke's Gold SpotPlusia putnami2019Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2019Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019Ghost MothHepialus humuli2019Ghost MothHepialus humuli2019Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2019Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2019Early GreyXylocampa areola2019Early GreyXylocampa areola2019Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2024Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2023Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019Autumnal MothEpirrita autumnata2019Autumnal MothEpirrita autumnata2019Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2019Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2019Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Heath RusticXestia agathina2019Heath RusticXestia agathina2019Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2019Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2019Tawny Speckled PugEupithecia icterata2019Tawny Speckled PugEupithecia icterata2019Barred ChestnutDiarsia dahlii2019Barred ChestnutDiarsia dahlii2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2019Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2019Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2019Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2019Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2019Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2019Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2019Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2019Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019Northern SpinachEulithis populata2019Northern SpinachEulithis populata2019Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2019Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2019Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2019Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2019Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019Broom MothCeramica pisi2019Broom MothCeramica pisi2019Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia2019Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia2019Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019Sandy CarpetPerizoma flavofasciata2019Sandy CarpetPerizoma flavofasciata2019Grey PugEupithecia subfuscata2019Grey PugEupithecia subfuscata2019SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2019Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2019Lunar Marbled BrownDrymonia ruficornis2019Lunar Marbled BrownDrymonia ruficornis2019Pale PinionLithophane socia2019Pale PinionLithophane socia2019Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2019Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2019March MothAlsophila aescularia2019March MothAlsophila aescularia2019Welsh WaveVenusia cambrica2018Welsh WaveVenusia cambrica2018Oblique CarpetOrthonama vittata2018Oblique CarpetOrthonama vittata2018Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2018Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2018Golden-rod PugEupithecia virgaureata2018Golden-rod PugEupithecia virgaureata2018Cedar-of-Lebanon
Cedar-of-Lebanon
Cedrus libani
Cedrus libani
GooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaGiant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaEvents & activities nearby
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