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Càrn Bàn, dun site

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Skua and Great Black-backed Gull
  • 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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Skua, Great Black-backed Gull, Hooded Crow +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Great Skua, Great Black-backed Gull, Hooded Crow +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Tinodes waeneri, Clay-coloured Weevil +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Thrift, Yellow Iris, Ragged-Robin +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Uromyces muscari, Meadowsweet Rust, Microbotryum silenes-inflatae +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Quiraing loopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wee Woodland WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 2Walking route27.5 km
Named routeLength 27.5 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 1Walking route12.2 km
Named routeLength 12.2 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

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