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Carn Mor Dun

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Getting here

57.59563, -4.33840

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, White Clover, Bramble +111 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, White Clover, Bramble +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Wood-sorrel, Orache +12 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Thekopsora areolata, Conifercone Cap, White Domecap +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Thekopsora areolata, Conifercone Cap, White Domecap +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route

John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG02Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 1Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route4.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

summerwinter

2025

Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · House Sparrow · Siskin +15

Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Cat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
CatFelis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Large Red Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +18

BumblebeeBombus2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur
Didea intermediaDidea intermedia
Herina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiae
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Sphegina clunipesSphegina clunipes
Pogonota barbataPogonota barbata
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2025

Thekopsora areolata

Thekopsora areolataThekopsora areolata

🌿

Plants74 species

summerautumn

2025

Creeping Thistle · White Clover · Bramble · Wild Angelica · Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock +69

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White CloverTrifolium repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Field PansyViola arvensis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
OracheAtriplex
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ScurvygrassesCochlearia
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Northern KnotgrassPolygonum boreale
Curled DockRumex crispus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
ThriftArmeria maritima
CleaversGalium aparine
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

summerwinter

2025

Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · House Sparrow · Siskin +15

Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Cat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
CatFelis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Large Red Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +18

BumblebeeBombus2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur
Didea intermediaDidea intermedia
Herina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiae
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Sphegina clunipesSphegina clunipes
Pogonota barbataPogonota barbata
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2025

Thekopsora areolata

Thekopsora areolataThekopsora areolata

🌿

Plants74 species

summerautumn

2025

Creeping Thistle · White Clover · Bramble · Wild Angelica · Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock +69

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White CloverTrifolium repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Field PansyViola arvensis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
OracheAtriplex
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ScurvygrassesCochlearia
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Northern KnotgrassPolygonum boreale
Curled DockRumex crispus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
ThriftArmeria maritima
CleaversGalium aparine
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Remains of the rubble inner wall of Carn Mor Hill Fort

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