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Dun Beag, dun site

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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55.95323, -5.65764

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Curlew
🌳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

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Curlew
🌳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 — Herring Gull, Curlew, Oystercatcher +60 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 — Herring Gull, Curlew, Oystercatcher +60 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Parmotrema crinitum, Script Lichen, Pectenia atlantica +96 more · last seen 2024

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Foxglove, Wild Onion, Lesser Butterfly-orchid +179 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Scotch Argus, Peacock +67 more · last seen 2025

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

1,776 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

1,776 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds63 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Grey Heron

+58 more species

All 63 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2014
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
WigeonMareca penelope2019
ShagGulosus aristotelis2016
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2016
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2014
WhitethroatCurruca communis
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2022
Great TitParus major2022
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
TealAnas crecca2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2016
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2016
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014
GoosanderMergus merganser2014
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2013
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2013

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Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

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

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2022
OtterLutra lutra2016
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2019

Slow-worm

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Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2023

Common Frog

🐝

Insects70 species

spring

2025

Marsh Fritillary · Scotch Argus · Peacock · Green-veined White · Keeled Skimmer

+65 more species

All 70 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2022
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops
PeacockAglais io
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2021
Small Heath

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Fungi99 species

winter

2024

Parmotrema crinitum · Script Lichen · Pectenia atlantica · Parmotrema perlatum · Flavoparmelia caperata

+94 more species

All 99 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata

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Plants182 species

springsummer

2024

Foxglove · Wild Onion · Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Polyides rotunda · Bluebell

+177 more species

All 182 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wild OnionAllium vineale2022
Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2021
Polyides rotundaPolyides rotunda2016
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,776 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Grey Heron

+58 more species

All 63 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2014
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
WigeonMareca penelope2019
ShagGulosus aristotelis2016
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2016
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2014
WhitethroatCurruca communis
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2022
Great TitParus major2022
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
TealAnas crecca2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2016
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2016
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014
GoosanderMergus merganser2014
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2013
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2013

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

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

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2022
OtterLutra lutra2016
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2019

Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2023

Common Frog

🐝

Insects70 species

spring

2025

Marsh Fritillary · Scotch Argus · Peacock · Green-veined White · Keeled Skimmer

+65 more species

All 70 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2022
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops
PeacockAglais io
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2021
Small Heath

🍄

Fungi99 species

winter

2024

Parmotrema crinitum · Script Lichen · Pectenia atlantica · Parmotrema perlatum · Flavoparmelia caperata

+94 more species

All 99 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata

🌿

Plants182 species

springsummer

2024

Foxglove · Wild Onion · Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Polyides rotunda · Bluebell

+177 more species

All 182 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wild OnionAllium vineale2022
Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2021
Polyides rotundaPolyides rotunda2016
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Dun Beag, dun site

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