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Ardvourlie Castle

0 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.99482, -6.75826

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crown Rust, Puccinia galii-verni, Sphaerellopsis filum +25 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Crown Rust, Puccinia galii-verni, Sphaerellopsis filum +25 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rowan, Honeysuckle, Heather +266 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Rowan, Honeysuckle, Heather +266 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Bilberry, Faeroes Dandelion +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Sallow Pea-galler, Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Darter +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sallow Pea-galler, Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Darter +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Frith-Rathad na HearadhWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ardvourlie Castle from Scaladale

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ardvourlie Castle from Scaladale

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