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Getting here
57.85912, -4.21792
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
Mammals — Otter, Red Squirrel, Badger +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Downy Birch, Bracken, Heather +137 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff · last seen 2014
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Photos
Clearing at Ardvannie off the A836.
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Wildlife to spot
1,447 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,447 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Blackbird · Bullfinch · Lesser Redpoll · Woodcock +28
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hairy Wood Ant · Eriozona syrphoides · Meliscaeva cinctella · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +12
- Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris
- Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue Damselfly
Early Hair-grass · Soft-rush · Small Cudweed · Common Mouse-ear · Wavy Hair-Grass +67
- Early Hair-grassAira praecox
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Small CudweedLogfia minima
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,447 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Blackbird · Bullfinch · Lesser Redpoll · Woodcock +28
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hairy Wood Ant · Eriozona syrphoides · Meliscaeva cinctella · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +12
- Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris
- Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue Damselfly
Early Hair-grass · Soft-rush · Small Cudweed · Common Mouse-ear · Wavy Hair-Grass +67
- Early Hair-grassAira praecox
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Small CudweedLogfia minima
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020Leia fascipennisLeia fascipennis2019Leia fascipennisLeia fascipennis2019Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2019Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2019Phronia signataPhronia signata2019Phronia signataPhronia signata2019Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2019Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2019Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2019Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2019Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2019Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2019Trichonta vittaTrichonta vitta2019Trichonta vittaTrichonta vitta2019Leuctra nigraLeuctra nigra2019Leuctra nigraLeuctra nigra2019Eared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCommon Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micranthaCommon Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micranthaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisRose-of-SharonHypericum calycinumRose-of-SharonHypericum calycinumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago major