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✦Heritage🏡Gardens
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.13319, -5.59951
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route898 m▾
Named routeLength 898 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Two rocky pinnacles on Craignish Point
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Wildlife to spot
2,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,718 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Cormorant · Wren +26
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GannetMorus bassanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Otter · Field Vole
- OtterLutra lutra
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2024▾
Green-veined White · Common Furrow Bee · Keeled Skimmer · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter +28
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Drinker
Dandelion · Pignut · Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis · Heather · Foxglove +47
- DandelionTaraxacum2021
- PignutConopodium majus2021
- Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2021
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2021
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,718 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Cormorant · Wren +26
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GannetMorus bassanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Otter · Field Vole
- OtterLutra lutra
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2024▾
Green-veined White · Common Furrow Bee · Keeled Skimmer · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter +28
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Drinker
Dandelion · Pignut · Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis · Heather · Foxglove +47
- DandelionTaraxacum2021
- PignutConopodium majus2021
- Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2021
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2021
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euthrix potatoria2021
Euthrix potatoria2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneusGeoffroy's Blood BeeSphecodes geoffrellusGeoffroy's Blood BeeSphecodes geoffrellusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesStraw-barred PearlPyrausta despicataStraw-barred PearlPyrausta despicataMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaPimpla rufipesPimpla rufipesPimpla rufipesPimpla rufipesGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2022CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2022Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2022Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2022Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2022Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2022Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2021Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2021Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2021Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2021Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2021Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2021Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis2021Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis2021Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2021Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2021Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2021Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2021Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021CotesiaCotesia2021CotesiaCotesia2021Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2021Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata20212021
2021
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2021Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2021CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2021CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2021Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2021Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2021Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2021Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2021Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus2021Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2021Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2021Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2021Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2021PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2021Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2021Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2021Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2021Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica2021Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica2021Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2021Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2021Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus2021Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021