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Dun a'Chaisteil, dun site

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.94003, -5.66259

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Stonechat
🌳Ancient woodland 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

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Stonechat
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Xanthoria aureola, Pectenia atlantica, Normandina pulchella +51 more · last seen 2022

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Blue Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Polyides rotunda, English Stonecrop, Bluebell +104 more · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route▾

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,849 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

1,849 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Barnacle Goose · Oystercatcher

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CurlewNumenius arquata
DunnockPrunella modularis
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WigeonMareca penelope
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
TealAnas crecca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Common TernSterna hirundo
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Somateria mollissima mollissimaSomateria mollissima mollissima2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2018
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2016

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Mammals11 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Sika Deer · Red Deer · Harbour Seal

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
Sika DeerCervus nippon
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Otter

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2019

Slow-worm

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

🐝

Insects59 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly

+54 more species

All 59 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022

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Fungi54 species

winter

2022

Xanthoria aureola · Pectenia atlantica · Normandina pulchella · Collema furfuraceum · Parmotrema crinitum

+49 more species

All 54 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Xanthoria aureolaXanthoria aureola
Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica
Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella
Collema furfuraceumCollema furfuraceum
Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
Nephroma laevigatumNephroma laevigatum

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Plants107 species

spring

2024

Polyides rotunda · English Stonecrop · Bluebell · Pignut · Primrose

+102 more species

All 107 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Polyides rotundaPolyides rotunda2016
English StonecropSedum anglicum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
PignutConopodium majus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,849 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Barnacle Goose · Oystercatcher

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CurlewNumenius arquata
DunnockPrunella modularis
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WigeonMareca penelope
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
TealAnas crecca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Common TernSterna hirundo
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Somateria mollissima mollissimaSomateria mollissima mollissima2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2018
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2016

🦌

Mammals11 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Sika Deer · Red Deer · Harbour Seal

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
Sika DeerCervus nippon
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Otter

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2019

Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

🐝

Insects59 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly

+54 more species

All 59 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022

🍄

Fungi54 species

winter

2022

Xanthoria aureola · Pectenia atlantica · Normandina pulchella · Collema furfuraceum · Parmotrema crinitum

+49 more species

All 54 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Xanthoria aureolaXanthoria aureola
Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica
Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella
Collema furfuraceumCollema furfuraceum
Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
Nephroma laevigatumNephroma laevigatum

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Plants107 species

spring

2024

Polyides rotunda · English Stonecrop · Bluebell · Pignut · Primrose

+102 more species

All 107 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Polyides rotundaPolyides rotunda2016
English StonecropSedum anglicum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
PignutConopodium majus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

20 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slopes below Dun a' Chaisteil

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Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slopes below Dun a' Chaisteil

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Dun a'Chaisteil, dun site

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