Caisteal Aoidhe, dun site 0 ha
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Dogs welcome 0 ha
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55.88694, -5.34473
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Eider +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Eider +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — encrusting algae indet., Bank Haircap, Common Haircap +242 more · last seen 2018; Plants — encrusting algae indet., Bank Haircap, Common Haircap +242 more · last seen 2018
Free
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Wood-rust, Common Threadwort +18 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Walking route 92 km ▾
Named route Length 92 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Kintyre Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Corranbuie Trail Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tarbert Castle Trail Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Length 1.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 94 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,032 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Gannet · Common Guillemot · Razorbill · Wren +36
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Eider Somateria mollissima Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2018 Common Porpoise
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2020 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2020 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Orange-tip · Speckled Wood +22
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Rhizocarpon geographicum · Alder Wrinkle · Crab's Eye Lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Alder Wrinkle Taphrina tosquinetii Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella Western Pouncewort · Ulota crispa s.str. · Thick-set Earwort · Juicy Silk-moss · Grove Earwort +51
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str. Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum Dusky Rock-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,032 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Gannet · Common Guillemot · Razorbill · Wren +36
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Eider Somateria mollissima Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2018 Common Porpoise
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2020 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2020 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Orange-tip · Speckled Wood +22
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Rhizocarpon geographicum · Alder Wrinkle · Crab's Eye Lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Alder Wrinkle Taphrina tosquinetii Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella Western Pouncewort · Ulota crispa s.str. · Thick-set Earwort · Juicy Silk-moss · Grove Earwort +51
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str. Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum Dusky Rock-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus2019
Polyommatus icarus2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2019
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Culicoides impunctatus Culicoides impunctatus2024
Culicoides impunctatus Culicoides impunctatus2024
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2024
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2023
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2023
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2019
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2018
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2018 Andreaea rothii
Andreaea rothii
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Purple-stalked Pocket-moss Fissidens osmundoides
Purple-stalked Pocket-moss Fissidens osmundoides
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
St Winifrid's Moss Chiloscyphus polyanthos
St Winifrid's Moss Chiloscyphus polyanthos
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Spotty Scalewort Frullania fragilifolia
Spotty Scalewort Frullania fragilifolia
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium
Rock Fingerwort Lepidozia cupressina
Rock Fingerwort Lepidozia cupressina
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana
Dusky Fork-moss Dicranum fuscescens
Dusky Fork-moss Dicranum fuscescens
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Bird's-foot Wing-moss Nogopterium gracile
Bird's-foot Wing-moss Nogopterium gracile
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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