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Barnbarroch

📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin
✦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

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Lesser Celandine, Marsh Cudweed +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Lesser Celandine, Marsh Cudweed +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route177 m

Named routeRef 83Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route269 m

Named routeRef 83Length 269 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route449 m

Named routeRef 83Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route324 m

Named routeRef 83Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,998 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,998 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Chiffchaff · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird +59

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
SwiftApus apus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
Little OwlAthene noctua2018

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
OtterLutra lutra2020

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Wall · Small Tortoiseshell +26

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
WallLasiommata megera2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2024
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Tipula vittataTipula vittata2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2021
Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2020

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2024

Climbing Corydalis · Lesser Celandine · Branched Bur-reed · Marsh Cudweed · Tufted Hair-grass +17

Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
BeechFagus sylvatica
AspenPopulus tremula2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,998 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Chiffchaff · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird +59

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
SwiftApus apus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
Little OwlAthene noctua2018

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
OtterLutra lutra2020

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Wall · Small Tortoiseshell +26

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
WallLasiommata megera2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2024
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Tipula vittataTipula vittata2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2021
Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2020

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2024

Climbing Corydalis · Lesser Celandine · Branched Bur-reed · Marsh Cudweed · Tufted Hair-grass +17

Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
BeechFagus sylvatica
AspenPopulus tremula2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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