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55.91453, -5.13110

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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 Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
⛪Churchyard walks 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 Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
⛪Churchyard walks 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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Chaffinch +85 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Chaffinch +85 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Micropterna sequax, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +48 more · last seen 2024

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Buckler-Fern, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris cambrensis +182 more · last seen 2024

Churchyard walks

Good match

Free

Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾

Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

West Island WayWalking route48 km▾

Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkMountain bike route▾

Named routeRef www.tzcb.org.uk

Wildlife to spot

2,200 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

2,200 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Eider

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GannetMorus bassanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common GullLarus canus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
TealAnas crecca2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2018
SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015

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Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Otter · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Hedgehog

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra2016
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2016
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022

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Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2021

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

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Insects51 species

springsummer

2024

Gorse Shieldbug · Micropterna sequax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug

+46 more species

All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2022
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

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Plants185 species

summer

2024

Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris borreri · Dryopteris cambrensis · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Scaly Male-fern

+180 more species

All 185 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2017
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2017
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2017
Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis2017
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,200 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Eider

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GannetMorus bassanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common GullLarus canus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
TealAnas crecca2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2018
SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Otter · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Hedgehog

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra2016
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2016
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022

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Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2021

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

🐝

Insects51 species

springsummer

2024

Gorse Shieldbug · Micropterna sequax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug

+46 more species

All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2022
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants185 species

summer

2024

Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris borreri · Dryopteris cambrensis · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Scaly Male-fern

+180 more species

All 185 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2017
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2017
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2017
Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis2017
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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