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Ballymeanoch Henge

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Violet Coral · last seen 2025; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Violet Coral · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Fairy Foxglove · last seen 2025; Plants — Fairy Foxglove · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Crinan CanalCycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route279 m

Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 78Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route2.2 km

Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route898 m

Named routeLength 898 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

firetower trailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

4,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds97 species

spring

2025

Goldeneye · Redwing · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin +92

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
SiskinSpinus spinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2023
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2023
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors2023
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
PintailAnas acuta2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
MagpiePica pica2022

🦌

Mammals10 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Roe Deer · Pine Marten +5

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2022

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2025

Four-spotted Chaser · Northern Emerald · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter +8

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
Ornithomya chloropusOrnithomya chloropus2023
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumn

2025

Chicken Of The Woods · Violet Coral

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.

🌿

Plants22 species

autumn

2025

Fairy Foxglove · Tunbridge Filmy-fern · Two-spined Acaena · Fringed Bog-moss · Papillose Bog-moss +17

Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Tunbridge Filmy-fernHymenophyllum tunbrigense2024
Two-spined AcaenaAcaena ovalifolia2024
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2023
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2023
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2023
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2023
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2023
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2023
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds97 species

spring

2025

Goldeneye · Redwing · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin +92

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
SiskinSpinus spinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2023
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2023
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors2023
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
PintailAnas acuta2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
MagpiePica pica2022

🦌

Mammals10 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Roe Deer · Pine Marten +5

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2022

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2025

Four-spotted Chaser · Northern Emerald · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter +8

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
Ornithomya chloropusOrnithomya chloropus2023
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumn

2025

Chicken Of The Woods · Violet Coral

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.

🌿

Plants22 species

autumn

2025

Fairy Foxglove · Tunbridge Filmy-fern · Two-spined Acaena · Fringed Bog-moss · Papillose Bog-moss +17

Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Tunbridge Filmy-fernHymenophyllum tunbrigense2024
Two-spined AcaenaAcaena ovalifolia2024
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2023
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2023
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2023
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2023
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2023
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2023
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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