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Arichonan

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.06233, -5.57611

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
  • 🌳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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Ricasolia virens, Pectenia atlantica +67 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Bracken, Ash, Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum +165 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +150 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route818 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Arichonan Township: Sheep fank - detail

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arichonan Township: Sheep fank - detail

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 415m

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kilmory OibHistoric site1.2 km→✦Barnluasgan, dun siteHistoric site1.3 km→✦CrannogHistoric site1.8 km→✦Crinan Harbour Pyroligneous Acid WorksHistoric site2.9 km→✦Duntrune CastleHistoric site4.7 km→✦Barnluasgan, dun siteHistoric site2 km→