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An Doirlinn Crannog

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📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.52655, -5.41439

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Hooded Crow
🍄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

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Hooded Crow
🍄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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, Chaffinch +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, Chaffinch +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Script Lichen, Yellow Brain +57 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Thistle, Yellow Pimpernel, Foxglove +93 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Port Appin LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route622 m

Named routeRef 78Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4 km

Named routeRef 78Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 78Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 78Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Canada Goose · Oystercatcher · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Robin +61

Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great TitParus major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2022
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
TealAnas crecca2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Black Clock · Syrphus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +9

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
SyrphusSyrphus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2024

Tormentil · Yellow Pimpernel · Foxglove · Common Tamarisk-moss

TormentilPotentilla erecta
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Canada Goose · Oystercatcher · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Robin +61

Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great TitParus major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2022
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
TealAnas crecca2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Black Clock · Syrphus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +9

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
SyrphusSyrphus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2024

Tormentil · Yellow Pimpernel · Foxglove · Common Tamarisk-moss

TormentilPotentilla erecta
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crannog ruins on the shoreline of Eriska

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