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Balure, dun site

✦ Ancient woodland

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Broad-leaved Pondweed, Purple Moor-grass, Common Sedge +279 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +70 more · last seen 2024

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

17 photos from nearby open sources

Balure Dun, under excavation

Balure Dun, under excavation

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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