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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Tawny Owl
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Tawny Owl
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Tawny Owl, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Tawny Owl, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Scotch Argus, Forester +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coral Weed, Rowan, Honeysuckle +122 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Turkeytail, Hoof Fungus +1 more · last seen 2022
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Looking down on Loch Mhic Mhairtein from Barr Mor
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Wildlife to spot
2,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,448 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Wren · Red-breasted Merganser · Collared Dove +20
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Green Tiger Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis intricaria · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee +22
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Razor Strop Fungus · Turkeytail · Hoof Fungus
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Bilberry · Honeysuckle · Bracken · Dog's Mercury · Yellow Iris +64
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,448 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Wren · Red-breasted Merganser · Collared Dove +20
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Green Tiger Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis intricaria · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee +22
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Razor Strop Fungus · Turkeytail · Hoof Fungus
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Bilberry · Honeysuckle · Bracken · Dog's Mercury · Yellow Iris +64
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia albipila
Cheilosia albipila
Cheilosia albipila
Cheilosia albipila
ScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumXylotaXylotaXylotaXylotaCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumEristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralisChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2024Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2024Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2023Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Skin MothMonopis laevigella2022Skin MothMonopis laevigella2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum20212022
2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022RowanSorbus aucuparia2022RowanSorbus aucuparia2022ThriftArmeria maritima2022ThriftArmeria maritima2022Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2022Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2022RaspberryRubus idaeus2022RaspberryRubus idaeus2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Hedera helixHedera helix2022Hedera helixHedera helix2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense2021Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense2021Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2021Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021Vicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepium2021Vicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepium2021Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2021Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2021Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaGiant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Water MintMentha aquatica2021Water MintMentha aquatica2021Common SedgeCarex nigra2021Common SedgeCarex nigra2021Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2021Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2021Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2021Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021BugleAjuga reptans2021BugleAjuga reptans2021Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2021Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2021FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2021Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus2021Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus2021Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris2021Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2021Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2021Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021BlinksMontia fontana2021BlinksMontia fontana2021Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021