Bac Mic Connain, wheelhouse
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57.65931, -7.41915
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Rock Dove 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Rock Dove 🍄 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Corncrake, Rock Dove, Oystercatcher +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Rock Dove, Oystercatcher +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sphaerellopsis filum, Crown Rust, Puccinia magnusiana +14 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Sphaerellopsis filum, Crown Rust, Puccinia magnusiana +14 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Netrium digitus, Euastrum ansatum, Cosmarium portianum +124 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Netrium digitus, Euastrum ansatum, Cosmarium portianum +124 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Oak Eggar, Large Red Damselfly, Meadow Brown +13 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Oak Eggar, Large Red Damselfly, Meadow Brown +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HW Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,642 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,642 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Oystercatcher · Eider · Great Northern Diver · Greylag Goose +49
Rock Dove Columba livia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eider Somateria mollissima Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Greylag Goose Anser anser Skylark Alauda arvensis Redshank Tringa totanus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Gannet Morus bassanus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Shag Gulosus aristotelis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Sanderling Calidris alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Skua Stercorarius skua Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Twite Linaria flavirostris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Raven Corvus corax2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis2024 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Otter · Harbour Seal
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Otter Lutra lutra Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Bibio pomonae · Oak Eggar
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus 🌿 Plants 55 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Euastrum ansatum · Cosmarium portianum · Tetmemorus granulatus · Closterium lineatum var. elongatum · Oedogonium undulatum +50
Euastrum ansatum Euastrum ansatum Cosmarium portianum Cosmarium portianum Tetmemorus granulatus Tetmemorus granulatus Closterium lineatum var. elongatum Closterium lineatum var. elongatum Oedogonium undulatum Oedogonium undulatum Closterium costatum Closterium costatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,642 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Oystercatcher · Eider · Great Northern Diver · Greylag Goose +49
Rock Dove Columba livia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eider Somateria mollissima Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Greylag Goose Anser anser Skylark Alauda arvensis Redshank Tringa totanus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Gannet Morus bassanus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Shag Gulosus aristotelis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Sanderling Calidris alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Skua Stercorarius skua Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Twite Linaria flavirostris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Raven Corvus corax2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis2024 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Otter · Harbour Seal
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Otter Lutra lutra Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Bibio pomonae · Oak Eggar
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus 🌿 Plants 55 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Euastrum ansatum · Cosmarium portianum · Tetmemorus granulatus · Closterium lineatum var. elongatum · Oedogonium undulatum +50
Euastrum ansatum Euastrum ansatum Cosmarium portianum Cosmarium portianum Tetmemorus granulatus Tetmemorus granulatus Closterium lineatum var. elongatum Closterium lineatum var. elongatum Oedogonium undulatum Oedogonium undulatum Closterium costatum Closterium costatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Micrasterias thomasiana var. notata Micrasterias thomasiana var. notata
Micrasterias thomasiana var. notata Micrasterias thomasiana var. notata
Euastrum oblongum Euastrum oblongum
Euastrum oblongum Euastrum oblongum
Cosmarium margaritiferum Cosmarium margaritiferum
Cosmarium margaritiferum Cosmarium margaritiferum
Closterium abruptum Closterium abruptum
Closterium abruptum Closterium abruptum
Closterium lunula Closterium lunula
Closterium lunula Closterium lunula
Netrium digitus Netrium digitus
Netrium digitus Netrium digitus
Closterium dianae var. arcuatum Closterium dianae var. arcuatum
Closterium dianae var. arcuatum Closterium dianae var. arcuatum
Staurastrum teliferum Staurastrum teliferum
Staurastrum teliferum Staurastrum teliferum
Desmidium swartzii Desmidium swartzii
Desmidium swartzii Desmidium swartzii
Cosmarium humile Cosmarium humile
Cosmarium humile Cosmarium humile
Staurastrum inflexum Staurastrum inflexum
Staurastrum inflexum Staurastrum inflexum
Geminella mutabilis Geminella mutabilis
Geminella mutabilis Geminella mutabilis
Oedogonium boscii Oedogonium boscii
Oedogonium boscii Oedogonium boscii
Oedogonium obsoletum Oedogonium obsoletum
Oedogonium obsoletum Oedogonium obsoletum
Oedogonium platygnum Oedogonium platygnum
Oedogonium platygnum Oedogonium platygnum
Staurastrum kouwetsii Staurastrum kouwetsii
Staurastrum kouwetsii Staurastrum kouwetsii
Docidium undulatum Docidium undulatum
Docidium undulatum Docidium undulatum
Hyalotheca dissiliens Hyalotheca dissiliens
Hyalotheca dissiliens Hyalotheca dissiliens
Euastrum pectinatum Euastrum pectinatum
Euastrum pectinatum Euastrum pectinatum
Micrasterias truncata Micrasterias truncata
Micrasterias truncata Micrasterias truncata
Staurodesmus convergens Staurodesmus convergens
Staurodesmus convergens Staurodesmus convergens
Coelastrum verrucosum Coelastrum verrucosum
Coelastrum verrucosum Coelastrum verrucosum
Closterium dianae Closterium dianae
Closterium dianae Closterium dianae
Netrium interruptum Netrium interruptum
Netrium interruptum Netrium interruptum
Zygnema Zygnema
Zygnema Zygnema
Gonatozygon brebissonii Gonatozygon brebissonii
Gonatozygon brebissonii Gonatozygon brebissonii
Pleurotaenium coronatum Pleurotaenium coronatum
Pleurotaenium coronatum Pleurotaenium coronatum
Euastrum verrucosum Euastrum verrucosum
Euastrum verrucosum Euastrum verrucosum
Closterium baillyanum Closterium baillyanum
Closterium baillyanum Closterium baillyanum
Euastrum denticulatum Euastrum denticulatum
Euastrum denticulatum Euastrum denticulatum
Cosmarium quadratum Cosmarium quadratum
Cosmarium quadratum Cosmarium quadratum
Cosmarium phaseolus Cosmarium phaseolus2023
Cosmarium phaseolus Cosmarium phaseolus2023
Staurastrum avicula Staurastrum avicula2023
Staurastrum avicula Staurastrum avicula2023
Staurodesmus cuspidatus Staurodesmus cuspidatus2023
Staurodesmus cuspidatus Staurodesmus cuspidatus2023
Euastrum insulare Euastrum insulare2023
Euastrum insulare Euastrum insulare2023
Penium margaritaceum Penium margaritaceum2023
Penium margaritaceum Penium margaritaceum2023
Euastrum elegans Euastrum elegans2023
Euastrum elegans Euastrum elegans2023
Closterium gracile Closterium gracile2023
Closterium gracile Closterium gracile2023
Staurodesmus dejectus Staurodesmus dejectus2023
Staurodesmus dejectus Staurodesmus dejectus2023
Staurodesmus crassus Staurodesmus crassus2023
Staurodesmus crassus Staurodesmus crassus2023
Cosmarium moniliforme var. limneticum Cosmarium moniliforme var. limneticum2023
Cosmarium moniliforme var. limneticum Cosmarium moniliforme var. limneticum2023
Staurastrum bieneanum Staurastrum bieneanum2023
Staurastrum bieneanum Staurastrum bieneanum2023
Teilingia granulata Teilingia granulata2023
Teilingia granulata Teilingia granulata2023
Micrasterias pinnatifida Micrasterias pinnatifida2023
Micrasterias pinnatifida Micrasterias pinnatifida2023
Cosmarium connatum Cosmarium connatum2023
Cosmarium connatum Cosmarium connatum2023
Cosmarium luxuriosum Cosmarium luxuriosum2023
Cosmarium luxuriosum Cosmarium luxuriosum2023
Closterium attenuatum Closterium attenuatum2023
Closterium attenuatum Closterium attenuatum2023
Micrasterias truncata var. semiradiata Micrasterias truncata var. semiradiata2023
Micrasterias truncata var. semiradiata Micrasterias truncata var. semiradiata2023
Closterium aciculare Closterium aciculare2023
Closterium aciculare Closterium aciculare2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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