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Dun a'Bhealaich, dun site

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.92417, -5.63011

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Red-throated Diver
🌳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

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Red-throated Diver
🌳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

Free

Birds — Raven, Red-throated Diver, Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Raven, Red-throated Diver, Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Darter, Green Carpet, Poplar Hawk-moth +99 more · last seen 2022

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Toothed Pouncewort, Pointed Pouncewort, Warburg's Moss +282 more · last seen 2022

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route▾

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,864 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

1,864 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds88 species

summer

2025

Raven · Red-throated Diver · Curlew · Common Gull · Oystercatcher

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RavenCorvus corax
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus2020
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedshankTringa totanus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common TernSterna hirundo2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2020
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2017
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SanderlingCalidris alba
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WigeonMareca penelope2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
MerlinFalco columbarius2020
KnotCalidris canutus2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
DunlinCalidris alpina2018
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2017
GreenshankTringa nebularia2014

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Mammals13 species

summerautumn

2024

Red Squirrel · Otter · Red Deer · Harbour Seal · Mole

+8 more species

All 13 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra
Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Indet. Deer

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Reptiles3 species

spring

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

🐝

Insects102 species

summer

2022

Common Darter · Green Carpet · Poplar Hawk-moth · Map-winged Swift · Pale-shouldered Brocade

+97 more species

All 102 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2019
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina

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Fungi6 species

wintersummer

2024

Pseudocyphellaria intricata · Hairy Curtain Crust · Coesyn Melfed · Alder Bracket · Golden Specklebelly

+1 more species

All 6 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pseudocyphellaria intricataPseudocyphellaria intricata2015
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Golden SpecklebellyPseudocyphellaria citrina2015

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Plants285 species

summerautumn

2022

Toothed Pouncewort · Pointed Pouncewort · Warburg's Moss · Pale Butterwort · Deceptive Featherwort

+280 more species

All 285 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Toothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifolia2015
Pointed PouncewortHarpalejeunea molleri2015
Warburg's MossMolendoa warburgii2015
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2020
Deceptive Featherwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,864 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds88 species

summer

2025

Raven · Red-throated Diver · Curlew · Common Gull · Oystercatcher

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RavenCorvus corax
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus2020
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedshankTringa totanus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common TernSterna hirundo2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2020
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2017
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SanderlingCalidris alba
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WigeonMareca penelope2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
MerlinFalco columbarius2020
KnotCalidris canutus2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
DunlinCalidris alpina2018
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2017
GreenshankTringa nebularia2014

🦌

Mammals13 species

summerautumn

2024

Red Squirrel · Otter · Red Deer · Harbour Seal · Mole

+8 more species

All 13 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra
Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Indet. Deer

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

🐝

Insects102 species

summer

2022

Common Darter · Green Carpet · Poplar Hawk-moth · Map-winged Swift · Pale-shouldered Brocade

+97 more species

All 102 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2019
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina

🍄

Fungi6 species

wintersummer

2024

Pseudocyphellaria intricata · Hairy Curtain Crust · Coesyn Melfed · Alder Bracket · Golden Specklebelly

+1 more species

All 6 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pseudocyphellaria intricataPseudocyphellaria intricata2015
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Golden SpecklebellyPseudocyphellaria citrina2015

🌿

Plants285 species

summerautumn

2022

Toothed Pouncewort · Pointed Pouncewort · Warburg's Moss · Pale Butterwort · Deceptive Featherwort

+280 more species

All 285 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Toothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifolia2015
Pointed PouncewortHarpalejeunea molleri2015
Warburg's MossMolendoa warburgii2015
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2020
Deceptive Featherwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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✦Castle SweenHistoric site3.4 km→✦A'Chrannag, dun siteHistoric site600 m→✦Dun a'Chaisteil, dun siteHistoric site2.7 km→✦Kilmory ChapelHistoric site3.2 km→✦Dun Beag, dun siteHistoric site3.7 km→⛪South Knapdale Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

Dun a'Bhealaich, dun site

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