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Getting here
56.49416, -5.56850
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear 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
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Crimson Waxcap, Dung Roundhead +40 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Beraea maurus, Green-veined White +137 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spring Cinquefoil, Sea Beech, Creeping Willow +127 more · last seen 2022
Free
Birds — Wheatear, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km▾
Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km
Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
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Curtain Wall, Achadun Castle
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Wildlife to spot
3,412 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,412 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
winterautumn
2023▾
Eider · Grey Heron · Little Grebe · Snipe · Greylag Goose +3
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2023▾
American Mink · Brown Hare
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Beraea maurus · Hydroptila valesiaca · Agapetus fuscipes · Oxyethira falcata · Hydroptila tineoides +36
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2022
- Hydroptila valesiacaHydroptila valesiaca2022
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2022
- Oxyethira falcataOxyethira falcata2022
- Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides2022
- Black Snipefly
Brooklime · Marsh Ragwort · Ivy-leaved Crowfoot · Redshank · Common Centaury +92
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
- Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,412 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
winterautumn
2023▾
Eider · Grey Heron · Little Grebe · Snipe · Greylag Goose +3
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2023▾
American Mink · Brown Hare
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Beraea maurus · Hydroptila valesiaca · Agapetus fuscipes · Oxyethira falcata · Hydroptila tineoides +36
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2022
- Hydroptila valesiacaHydroptila valesiaca2022
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2022
- Oxyethira falcataOxyethira falcata2022
- Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides2022
- Black Snipefly
Brooklime · Marsh Ragwort · Ivy-leaved Crowfoot · Redshank · Common Centaury +92
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
- Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysopilus cristatus2022
Chrysopilus cristatus2022
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2022Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2022Tinodes maclachlaniTinodes maclachlani2022Tinodes maclachlaniTinodes maclachlani2022Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalisLesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scottiLesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scottiAthripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2022Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2022Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2022Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2022Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2022Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2022Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2022Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2022Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2022Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2022Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2022Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2022Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2022Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2022Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2022Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2022Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2022Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2022Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2022Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2022Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumWater MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Trypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulata2022Trypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulata2022Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2022Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2022Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2022Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022Ilione albisetaIlione albiseta2022Ilione albisetaIlione albiseta2022Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2022Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2022Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2022Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2022Nemurella pictetiiNemurella pictetii2022Nemurella pictetiiNemurella pictetii2022Herina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiae2022Herina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiae2022Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2022Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2022Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2022Ithytrichia lamellarisIthytrichia lamellaris2022Ithytrichia lamellarisIthytrichia lamellaris2022Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022Cloeon simileCloeon simile2022Cloeon simileCloeon simile2022Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2022Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2022Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2022Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2022Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreEyebrightEuphrasia2022EyebrightEuphrasia2022Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2022Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2022Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2022BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2022Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2022Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2022Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2022Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2022Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra2022Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2022Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2022Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2022Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2022Common SedgeCarex nigra2022Common SedgeCarex nigra2022Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2022Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2022Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2022Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2022Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2022Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2022Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2022Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2022Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2022Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2022BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2022Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Star SedgeCarex echinata2022Star SedgeCarex echinata2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022Fen PondweedPotamogeton coloratus2022Fen PondweedPotamogeton coloratus2022GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2022GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2022Water AvensGeum rivale2022Water AvensGeum rivale2022Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2022Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Oval SedgeCarex leporina2022Oval SedgeCarex leporina2022Gymnadenia conopseaGymnadenia conopsea2022Gymnadenia conopseaGymnadenia conopsea2022Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2022Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2022Creeping WillowSalix repens2022Creeping WillowSalix repens2022Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2022Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2022Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2022Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2022Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2022Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2022Wild ThymeThymus drucei2022Wild ThymeThymus drucei2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2022Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2022Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2022