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An Dun, dun site

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57.71404, -5.69061

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
✦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

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Red-breasted Merganser +113 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Red-breasted Merganser +113 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Azure Hawker, Pine Weevil +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Hawker, Pine Weevil +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Diplocarpon fragariae · last seen 2023; Fungi — Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Diplocarpon fragariae · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Giant-rhubarb · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant-rhubarb · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Flowerdale GlenWalking route4.8 km

Waymarked trail through pretty glen and waterfalls

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Gairloch Harbour Beach Circular WalkWalking route

Easily followed path but with steps up and down over headland

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Shag · Red-breasted Merganser · Great Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher +70

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common GullLarus canus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GannetMorus bassanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Rissa tridactyla tridactylaRissa tridactyla tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WigeonMareca penelope
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Common TernSterna hirundo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CuckooCuculus canorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

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Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Pine Marten

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Pine MartenMartes martes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Shag · Red-breasted Merganser · Great Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher +70

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common GullLarus canus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GannetMorus bassanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Rissa tridactyla tridactylaRissa tridactyla tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WigeonMareca penelope
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Common TernSterna hirundo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CuckooCuculus canorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Pine Marten

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Pine MartenMartes martes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Gairloch SitooterieUrban park600 m→⛳Gairloch Golf CourseGolf course400 m→✦An Dunain, dun siteHistoric site2.1 km→✦Creagan Fhamhair, FortHistoric site3.1 km→⛳Gairloch Golf ClubGolf course400 m→✦Flowerdale HouseHistoric site1.1 km→

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