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Dun Beag, dun site

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 sylvia duckworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.99980, -5.66339

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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 Meadow Pipit and Blackbird
🌳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 Meadow Pipit and Blackbird
🌳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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata, Parmotrema crinitum +81 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Green-veined White +123 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Rowan +102 more · last seen 2023

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

7,318 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

7,318 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds71 species

spring

2025

Meadow Pipit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Greenshank · Robin

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
RedshankTringa totanus
GannetMorus bassanus
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
HoopoeUpupa epops2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022

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Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Field Vole · Red Deer · Red Fox

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

🐝

Insects126 species

springsummer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Peacock

+121 more species

All 126 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io2023

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Fungi84 species

spring

2025

Lungwort Lichen · Flavoparmelia caperata · Parmotrema crinitum · Sticta sylvatica · Nephroma laevigatum

+79 more species

All 84 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2023
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata2023
Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum2022
Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica2022
Nephroma laevigatumNephroma laevigatum2022

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Plants105 species

spring

2023

Frizzled Pincushion · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Rowan · Common Sorrel · Bracken

+100 more species

All 105 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,318 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds71 species

spring

2025

Meadow Pipit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Greenshank · Robin

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
RedshankTringa totanus
GannetMorus bassanus
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
HoopoeUpupa epops2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Field Vole · Red Deer · Red Fox

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

🐝

Insects126 species

springsummer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Peacock

+121 more species

All 126 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io2023

🍄

Fungi84 species

spring

2025

Lungwort Lichen · Flavoparmelia caperata · Parmotrema crinitum · Sticta sylvatica · Nephroma laevigatum

+79 more species

All 84 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2023
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata2023
Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum2022
Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica2022
Nephroma laevigatumNephroma laevigatum2022

🌿

Plants105 species

spring

2023

Frizzled Pincushion · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Rowan · Common Sorrel · Bracken

+100 more species

All 105 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 sylvia duckworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 sylvia duckworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dun Mhuirich

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🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Dun Beag, dun site

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