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Baraskomill Hillfort

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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55.43512, -5.57897

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Oystercatcher
🌿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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Oystercatcher
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black Guillemot, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Guillemot, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Willowherb, Annual Meadow-grass, Lady's Bedstraw +239 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Marsh Willowherb, Annual Meadow-grass, Lady's Bedstraw +239 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Water Mint, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Scotch Argus +18 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Scotch Argus +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Black Guillemot · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull · Grey Heron · Rock Dove +56

Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GannetMorus bassanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RavenCorvus corax
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Northern EiderSomateria mollissima borealis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Grey Seal · Roe Deer · Common Dolphin

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Vine Weevil

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Black Guillemot · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull · Grey Heron · Rock Dove +56

Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GannetMorus bassanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RavenCorvus corax
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Northern EiderSomateria mollissima borealis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Grey Seal · Roe Deer · Common Dolphin

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Vine Weevil

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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