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56.15456, -5.05659
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ✦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 — Tawny Owl, Robin, Long-tailed Tit +40 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Long-tailed Tit +40 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Orange-tip, Common Blue +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Handsome Woollywort +133 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Usnea dasopoga · last seen 2016
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Waterfall WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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The shorter trees are hiding the Motte alongside the A815
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Tawny Owl · Coal Tit · Red-breasted Merganser · Eider +13
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Slow-worm
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Green Tiger Beetle · Garden Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2022
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Dark-green Flapwort · Endive Pellia · Hairy Threadwort · Dilated Scalewort · Silky Wall Feather-moss +122
- Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Hairy ThreadwortBlepharostoma trichophyllum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Fox-tail Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Tawny Owl · Coal Tit · Red-breasted Merganser · Eider +13
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Slow-worm
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Green Tiger Beetle · Garden Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2022
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Dark-green Flapwort · Endive Pellia · Hairy Threadwort · Dilated Scalewort · Silky Wall Feather-moss +122
- Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Hairy ThreadwortBlepharostoma trichophyllum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Fox-tail Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareSummer-mossAnoectangium aestivumSummer-mossAnoectangium aestivumNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumDelicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifidaDelicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifidaChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumHandsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentellaHandsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentellaBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaShady EarwortScapania umbrosaShady EarwortScapania umbrosaCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumGreasewortAneura pinguisGreasewortAneura pinguisCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusBeaked Bow-mossDicranodontium denudatumBeaked Bow-mossDicranodontium denudatumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPalmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmataPalmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumMueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muellerianaMueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muellerianaSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiShort-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostreShort-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostreYellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescensYellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescensPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumLax NotchwortHygrobiella laxifoliaLax NotchwortHygrobiella laxifoliaWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansOrkney NotchwortAnastrepta orcadensisOrkney NotchwortAnastrepta orcadensisRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataPurple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoidesPurple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoidesTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaTwo-lipped FlapwortSolenostoma subellipticumTwo-lipped FlapwortSolenostoma subellipticumSpotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctataSpotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctataStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumLong-leaved PouncewortCololejeunea microscopicaLong-leaved PouncewortCololejeunea microscopicaWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaRock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugataRock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugataGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesHymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrumHymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrumHymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrumHymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrumFine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatumFine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatumCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumSlender SmoothcapAtrichum tenellumSlender SmoothcapAtrichum tenellumBantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensisBantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensisWestern Brook-mossPseudohygrohypnum eugyriumWestern Brook-mossPseudohygrohypnum eugyriumGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumKillarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifariaKillarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifariaFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumNeat Silk-mossIsopterygiopsis pulchellaNeat Silk-mossIsopterygiopsis pulchellaGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiChionoloma cylindrothecaChionoloma cylindrotheca2020Chionoloma cylindrothecaChionoloma cylindrotheca2020Deceptive FeatherwortPseudomarsupidium decipiens2020Deceptive FeatherwortPseudomarsupidium decipiens2020