Augusta, Princess Dowager of Wales Monument
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▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Redwing ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Redwing ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whimbrel, Redwing, Fieldfare +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whimbrel, Redwing, Fieldfare +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Hebrew Character, Angle Shades +157 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Hebrew Character, Angle Shades +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Island Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Length 48 km National walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bute Pilgrimage Route - St Blane Walking route ▾
A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection
Named route Ref 1 Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Whimbrel · Redwing · Fieldfare · Blackbird · Goldeneye +38
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wigeon Mareca penelope Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shag Gulosus aristotelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Sericomyia silentis · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Eristalis arbustorum +2
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024 Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2024 Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024 Eupeodes latifasciatus 🌿 Plants 51 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Dryopteris borreri · Dryopteris cambrensis · Redshank · Scots Pine · Rumex crispus subsp. crispus +46
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis2023 Redshank Persicaria maculosa2023 Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2023 Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Whimbrel · Redwing · Fieldfare · Blackbird · Goldeneye +38
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wigeon Mareca penelope Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shag Gulosus aristotelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Sericomyia silentis · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Eristalis arbustorum +2
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024 Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2024 Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024 Eupeodes latifasciatus 🌿 Plants 51 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Dryopteris borreri · Dryopteris cambrensis · Redshank · Scots Pine · Rumex crispus subsp. crispus +46
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis2023 Redshank Persicaria maculosa2023 Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2023 Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes latifasciatus2023
Eupeodes latifasciatus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Bittersweet
Bittersweet
Solanum dulcamara2023
Solanum dulcamara2023
Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae2023
Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae2023
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2023
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2023
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus2023
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus2023
Rubus dumnoniensis Rubus dumnoniensis2023
Rubus dumnoniensis Rubus dumnoniensis2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Eyebright Euphrasia2023
Eyebright Euphrasia2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Northern Buckler-fern Dryopteris expansa
Northern Buckler-fern Dryopteris expansa
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2023
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2023
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2023
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2023
Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus2023
Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus2023
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2023
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2023
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2023
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023
European Larch Larix decidua2023
European Larch Larix decidua2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2023
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2023
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2023
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2023
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2023
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis2023
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis2023
Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius2023
Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius2023
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2023
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2023
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2023
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Rubus hebridensis Rubus hebridensis2023
Rubus hebridensis Rubus hebridensis2023
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2023
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2023
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2023
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2023
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2023
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2023
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2023
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2023
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2023
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2023
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2023
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2023
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2023
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Star Sedge Carex echinata2023
Star Sedge Carex echinata2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2023
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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