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Castle Chalamine, dun site

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Willow Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Willow Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Nut-tree Tussock, Melanostoma scalare, Melanostoma +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Nut-tree Tussock, Melanostoma scalare, Melanostoma +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow Iris, Gorse, Honeysuckle +282 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Yellow Iris, Gorse, Honeysuckle +282 more · last seen 2014

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Raspberry +30 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Marine Mammal TrailWalking route

Named route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Oystercatcher · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Brambling +52

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2019
CuckooCuculus canorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
EiderSomateria mollissima2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2019
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2018
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2018
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2019
Common GullLarus canus2019
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2019
Common TernSterna hirundo2019
GoosanderMergus merganser2019
WigeonMareca penelope2018
CurlewNumenius arquata2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2018
Rock DoveColumba livia2018
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2015
RavenCorvus corax2015

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerwinter

2019

American Mink · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Otter

American MinkNeovison vison
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2017
OtterLutra lutra2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects51 species

summerautumn

2025

Nut-tree Tussock · Melanostoma scalare · Melanostoma · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Knot Grass +46

Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2015
Broom MothCeramica pisi2015
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2015
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2015
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
SpheginaSphegina
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna
Rowan Hairy-clubhornTrichiosoma sorbi2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2019
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2019
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2015
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2015
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2015
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2015
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2015
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2015
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2015
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2015
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2015
Straw DotRivula sericealis2015
Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2015
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2015
Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2015
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2015
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2015
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2015
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2015
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria2015
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2015
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Grey PugEupithecia subfuscata2015
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2015
Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2015
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Oystercatcher · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Brambling +52

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2019
CuckooCuculus canorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
EiderSomateria mollissima2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2019
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2018
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2018
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2019
Common GullLarus canus2019
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2019
Common TernSterna hirundo2019
GoosanderMergus merganser2019
WigeonMareca penelope2018
CurlewNumenius arquata2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2018
Rock DoveColumba livia2018
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2015
RavenCorvus corax2015

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerwinter

2019

American Mink · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Otter

American MinkNeovison vison
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2017
OtterLutra lutra2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects51 species

summerautumn

2025

Nut-tree Tussock · Melanostoma scalare · Melanostoma · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Knot Grass +46

Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2015
Broom MothCeramica pisi2015
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2015
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2015
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
SpheginaSphegina
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna
Rowan Hairy-clubhornTrichiosoma sorbi2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2019
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2019
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2015
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2015
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2015
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2015
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2015
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2015
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2015
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2015
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2015
Straw DotRivula sericealis2015
Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2015
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2015
Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2015
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2015
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2015
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2015
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2015
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria2015
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2015
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Grey PugEupithecia subfuscata2015
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2015
Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2015
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tom Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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