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▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Tawny Owl 🌿 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
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Tawny Owl 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Tawny Owl, Pied Wagtail +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Tawny Owl, Pied Wagtail +75 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sneezewort, Gorse, Sweet Vernal-grass +231 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Sneezewort, Gorse, Sweet Vernal-grass +231 more · last seen 2018
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Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Scotch Argus, Small Heath +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Scotch Argus, Small Heath +19 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Kintyre Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Aucha Lochy from Knock Scalbart
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2019
2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2018
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2018
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2018
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018 Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Red Pondweed Potamogeton alpinus
Red Pondweed Potamogeton alpinus
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Pond Water-crowfoot Ranunculus peltatus
Pond Water-crowfoot Ranunculus peltatus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum
Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Small Water-pepper Persicaria minor
Small Water-pepper Persicaria minor
Agrostis canina Agrostis canina
Agrostis canina Agrostis canina
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Lesser Marshwort Helosciadium inundatum
Lesser Marshwort Helosciadium inundatum
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2018
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2018
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2018
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2018
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2018
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2018
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2018
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2018 