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Barcaldine Standing Stones

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.52705, -5.31240

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Goblet, Sticta sylvatica +42 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Goblet, Sticta sylvatica +42 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Foxglove, Cock's-foot +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Foxglove, Cock's-foot +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Wood-sorrel +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Port Appin LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route252 m
Named routeRef 78Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 78Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Standing stone at Barcaldine

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing stone at Barcaldine

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