Battle of Pass of Brander
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.40139, -5.14487
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Chaffinch
- 🍄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 — Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Xylota segnis, Eristalis pertinax, Platycheirus albimanus +214 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Glue Crust, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +7 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Dog-violet, Annual Meadow-grass, Meadowsweet +159 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Photos
Brander Pass, A85 Loch Awe.
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Wildlife to spot
2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Willow Warbler · Great Tit · Blue Tit +30
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Otter · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2020
- Pine MartenMartes martes2022
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
🐝Insects32 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mountain Ringlet · Small Heath · Large Red Damselfly · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Marsh Fritillary +27
- Mountain RingletErebia epiphron2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2019
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia
Fairy Flax · Toad Rush agg. · Wavy Hair-Grass · Alpine Lady's-mantle · Marsh Violet +66
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Willow Warbler · Great Tit · Blue Tit +30
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Otter · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2020
- Pine MartenMartes martes2022
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
🐝Insects32 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mountain Ringlet · Small Heath · Large Red Damselfly · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Marsh Fritillary +27
- Mountain RingletErebia epiphron2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2019
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia
Fairy Flax · Toad Rush agg. · Wavy Hair-Grass · Alpine Lady's-mantle · Marsh Violet +66
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Chequered SkipperCarterocephalus palaemon2019Chequered SkipperCarterocephalus palaemon2019Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2023Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2023Dictenidia bimaculataDictenidia bimaculata2023Dictenidia bimaculataDictenidia bimaculata2023Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2023Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019Large Spurred Digger WaspNysson spinosus2019Large Spurred Digger WaspNysson spinosus2019Clouded MagpieAbraxas sylvata2019Clouded MagpieAbraxas sylvata2019Slender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisYellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoidesYellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoidesCarex viridulaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubra