Ach an Duin, dun site
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.92690, -5.53918
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jay and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jay and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow +30 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow +30 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Aspen, Northern Bedstraw, Stag's-horn Clubmoss +137 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser, Speckled Wood +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
springautumnwinter
2023▾
Swallow · Jay · Song Thrush · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Hawker · Leucozona glaucia · Sciara hemerobioides · Common Furrow Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Sand Spurrey · Lemon-scented Fern · Yellow Pimpernel · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Bugle +128
- Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra
- Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
springautumnwinter
2023▾
Swallow · Jay · Song Thrush · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Hawker · Leucozona glaucia · Sciara hemerobioides · Common Furrow Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Sand Spurrey · Lemon-scented Fern · Yellow Pimpernel · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Bugle +128
- Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra
- Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
