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Bealloch Fort

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📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.39786, -5.66912

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Whimbrel
🌿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

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Whimbrel
🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Whooper Swan, Whimbrel, Goldeneye +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Whimbrel, Goldeneye +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Hawk's-beard, Wood-sorrel, Wood Sage +237 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Marsh Hawk's-beard, Wood-sorrel, Wood Sage +237 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Hawk's-beard, Wood-sorrel, Wild Thyme +23 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Whooper Swan, Whimbrel, Goldeneye +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Whimbrel, Goldeneye +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +13 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +13 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,250 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,250 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Whimbrel · Whooper Swan · Goldeneye · Common Scoter · Greylag Goose +42

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Ross's GooseAnser rossii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
PintailAnas acuta2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Todd's Canada GooseBranta canadensis interior2022
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2022
TealAnas crecca2022
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,250 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Whimbrel · Whooper Swan · Goldeneye · Common Scoter · Greylag Goose +42

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Ross's GooseAnser rossii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
PintailAnas acuta2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Todd's Canada GooseBranta canadensis interior2022
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2022
TealAnas crecca2022
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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