Achnabreck Forest Rock Art
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.06198, -5.44604
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blue Tit
- 🍄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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blue Tit
- 🍄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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Platismatia glauca, Hypotrachyna laevigata, Lungwort Lichen +31 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rowan, Hard-fern, Eared Willow +205 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
firetower trailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,011 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Goldcrest · Dunnock · Blue Tit +31
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sika Deer · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Squirrel · Otter
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
Early Tooth-striped · Red-legged Shieldbug · Crescent · Lunar Hornet Moth · Early Bumblebee +10
- Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- CrescentHelotropha leucostigma2024
- Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2024
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
🌿Plants96 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slender St John's-wort · Heather · Yellow Iris · Great Wood-rush · Bluebell +91
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,011 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Goldcrest · Dunnock · Blue Tit +31
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sika Deer · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Squirrel · Otter
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
Early Tooth-striped · Red-legged Shieldbug · Crescent · Lunar Hornet Moth · Early Bumblebee +10
- Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- CrescentHelotropha leucostigma2024
- Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2024
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
🌿Plants96 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slender St John's-wort · Heather · Yellow Iris · Great Wood-rush · Bluebell +91
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2024Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2024Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2024Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis2024Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2024Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2024Brittle Bladder-fern
Brittle Bladder-fern
Cystopteris fragilis2024
Cystopteris fragilis2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammulaSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMonkey-puzzleAraucaria araucanaMonkey-puzzleAraucaria araucanaSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisTufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2024Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2024Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2024Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2024Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024