Achnacarry Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 185 ha
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🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 185 ha
Getting here
55.53344, -1.86921
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Coal Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Sycamore, Downy Birch +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Coal Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Carabus nitens, Common Green Grasshopper +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cladonia floerkeana · last seen 2015
Varies
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Looking down along the boundary wall towards Drakestruther Moss
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Wildlife to spot
2,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Coal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Pheasant +25
Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carabus nitens · Common Green Grasshopper
Carabus nitens Carabus nitens Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 Downy Birch · Sweet Vernal-grass · Primrose · Bracken · Greater Stitchwort +91
Downy Birch Betula pubescens Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Primrose Primula vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Coal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Pheasant +25
Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carabus nitens · Common Green Grasshopper
Carabus nitens Carabus nitens Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 Downy Birch · Sweet Vernal-grass · Primrose · Bracken · Greater Stitchwort +91
Downy Birch Betula pubescens Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Primrose Primula vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Starflower Lysimachia borealis
Starflower Lysimachia borealis
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea 