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Carnbo

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Dipper, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Dipper, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Soft-rush, Gorse +188 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Soft-rush, Gorse +188 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Raspberry, Hogweed +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange-tip +4 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange-tip +4 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route446 m

Named routeRef 1Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

summerautumn

2025

Raven · Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Swallow +56

RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CootFulica atra2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2021
GreenshankTringa nebularia2021

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Weasel +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
WeaselMustela nivalis
BadgerMeles meles2021

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2023

10-spot Ladybird

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

🌿

Plants42 species

winterautumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Wild Angelica · Spignel · Common Spotted-orchid · Wavy Bitter-cress +37

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
SpignelMeum athamanticum2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2021
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
Common ChickweedStellaria media2021
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
White WillowSalix alba2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Common SallowSalix cinerea2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Dutch RoseRosa 'Hollandica'2020
ButterburPetasites hybridus2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

summerautumn

2025

Raven · Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Swallow +56

RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CootFulica atra2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2021
GreenshankTringa nebularia2021

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Weasel +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
WeaselMustela nivalis
BadgerMeles meles2021

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2023

10-spot Ladybird

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

🌿

Plants42 species

winterautumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Wild Angelica · Spignel · Common Spotted-orchid · Wavy Bitter-cress +37

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
SpignelMeum athamanticum2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2021
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
Common ChickweedStellaria media2021
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
White WillowSalix alba2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Common SallowSalix cinerea2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Dutch RoseRosa 'Hollandica'2020
ButterburPetasites hybridus2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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