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📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.86404, -5.30705

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🌳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, Oystercatcher, Swallow +68 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, Oystercatcher, Swallow +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Oak Moss, Netted Shield Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata +10 more · last seen 2018

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Annual Meadow-grass, Cuckooflower, Broad Buckler-fern +300 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Brown Silver-line, Orange-tip +75 more · last seen 2025

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

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km▾

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 94Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route

Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,879 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

2,879 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds71 species

summer

2025

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Swallow · Robin · Chaffinch

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2020
Common GullLarus canus2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
SwiftApus apus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
RazorbillAlca torda2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017

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Mammals9 species

autumn

2021

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Natterer's Bat · Red Squirrel

+4 more species

All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2015
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2018
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2018
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

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Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm

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Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

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Insects78 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Brown Silver-line · Orange-tip · Glow-worm · Limnephilus sparsus

+73 more species

All 78 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2018
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2018

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Fungi13 species

summer

2018

Oak Moss · Netted Shield Lichen · Flavoparmelia caperata · Alder Wrinkle · Crab's Eye Lichen

+8 more species

All 13 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii
Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.

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Plants303 species

summer

2024

Annual Meadow-grass · Cuckooflower · Broad Buckler-fern · Bracken · Wild Thyme

+298 more species

All 303 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,879 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds71 species

summer

2025

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Swallow · Robin · Chaffinch

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2020
Common GullLarus canus2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
SwiftApus apus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
RazorbillAlca torda2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017

🦌

Mammals9 species

autumn

2021

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Natterer's Bat · Red Squirrel

+4 more species

All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2015
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2018
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2018
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

🐝

Insects78 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Brown Silver-line · Orange-tip · Glow-worm · Limnephilus sparsus

+73 more species

All 78 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2018
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2018

🍄

Fungi13 species

summer

2018

Oak Moss · Netted Shield Lichen · Flavoparmelia caperata · Alder Wrinkle · Crab's Eye Lichen

+8 more species

All 13 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii
Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.

🌿

Plants303 species

summer

2024

Annual Meadow-grass · Cuckooflower · Broad Buckler-fern · Bracken · Wild Thyme

+298 more species

All 303 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing Stone near Stillaig

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📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing Stone near Stillaig

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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