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Inverlussa Parish Church

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
🍄Mushroom foraging 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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
🍄Mushroom foraging 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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +69 more · last seen 2024

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Alder Bracket, Pectenia cyanoloma, Normandina pulchella +8 more · last seen 2024

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Broad-leaved Pondweed, Purple Moor-grass, Common Sedge +280 more · last seen 2024

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

1,371 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

1,371 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds65 species

summer

2025

Mallard · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Chaffinch · Great Tit

+60 more species

All 65 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Great TitParus major2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2016
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2016
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2016
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2014
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
RedshankTringa totanus2016
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
GreenshankTringa nebularia2018
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2016
GannetMorus bassanus2016
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2014
EiderSomateria mollissima2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2014
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2014
RookCorvus frugilegus2014
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2014
ShagGulosus aristotelis2014
TealAnas crecca2013

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2024

Red Squirrel · Mole

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Insects72 species

summer

2024

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Antler Moth · Large Yellow Underwing

+67 more species

All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2023
Common Darter

🍄

Fungi11 species

autumn

2024

Alder Bracket · Pectenia cyanoloma · Normandina pulchella · Lungwort Lichen · Collema flaccidum

+6 more species

All 11 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Pectenia cyanolomaPectenia cyanoloma2019
Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella2019
Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2019
Collema flaccidumCollema flaccidum2019

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Plants283 species

summerautumn

2024

Broad-leaved Pondweed · Purple Moor-grass · Common Sedge · Bog-myrtle · Fairy Flax

+278 more species

All 283 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2017
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,371 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds65 species

summer

2025

Mallard · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Chaffinch · Great Tit

+60 more species

All 65 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Great TitParus major2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2016
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2016
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2016
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2014
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
RedshankTringa totanus2016
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
GreenshankTringa nebularia2018
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2016
GannetMorus bassanus2016
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2014
EiderSomateria mollissima2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2014
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2014
RookCorvus frugilegus2014
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2014
ShagGulosus aristotelis2014
TealAnas crecca2013

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2024

Red Squirrel · Mole

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2024

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Antler Moth · Large Yellow Underwing

+67 more species

All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2023
Common Darter

🍄

Fungi11 species

autumn

2024

Alder Bracket · Pectenia cyanoloma · Normandina pulchella · Lungwort Lichen · Collema flaccidum

+6 more species

All 11 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Pectenia cyanolomaPectenia cyanoloma2019
Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella2019
Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2019
Collema flaccidumCollema flaccidum2019

🌿

Plants283 species

summerautumn

2024

Broad-leaved Pondweed · Purple Moor-grass · Common Sedge · Bog-myrtle · Fairy Flax

+278 more species

All 283 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2017
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kilmichael of Inverlussa Parish Church (disused)

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Photos

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kilmichael of Inverlussa Parish Church (disused)

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