Barr a'Chaistealain, dun site
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.39959, -4.97960
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Swallow
- 🍄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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Swallow
- 🍄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 — Goldeneye, Swallow, Great Grey Shrike +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Goldeneye, Swallow, Great Grey Shrike +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Nephroma laevigatum, Netted Shield Lichen +27 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Carpet, Coxcomb Prominent, Flame Carpet +165 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Juncus effusus var. subglomeratus, Callitriche stagnalis +30 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km▾
Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km
Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
Craig Lodge to CatnishWalking route8.2 km▾
Requires care and map reading. Some fences may need negotiating.
Named routeLength 8.2 kmLocal walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springwinter
2025▾
Goldeneye · Nuthatch · Swallow · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch +29
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · American Mink · Rabbit · Feral Cat +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- American MinkNeovison vison2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Roe Deer
Slow-worm
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Tree Bumblebee · Aphrophora alni · Violet Ground Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange-tip
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2023
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
Procumbent Pearlwort · Wild Strawberry · Polypody · Rosebay Willowherb · Wych Elm +38
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springwinter
2025▾
Goldeneye · Nuthatch · Swallow · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch +29
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · American Mink · Rabbit · Feral Cat +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- American MinkNeovison vison2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Roe Deer
Slow-worm
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Tree Bumblebee · Aphrophora alni · Violet Ground Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange-tip
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2023
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
Procumbent Pearlwort · Wild Strawberry · Polypody · Rosebay Willowherb · Wych Elm +38
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2020
Capreolus capreolus2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBladder-sedgeCarex vesicariaBladder-sedgeCarex vesicariaPratia pedunculataPratia pedunculataPratia pedunculataPratia pedunculataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraAmerican Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanusAmerican Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratensePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWhite SedgeCarex canescensWhite SedgeCarex canescensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumPale SedgeCarex pallescensPale SedgeCarex pallescensField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvense