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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Peregrine
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Peregrine
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Peregrine, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Rook, Peregrine, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Crimson Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +47 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Straw Grass-veneer, Dotted Clay, Smoky Wainscot +162 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Entire-leaved Cotoneaster, Crested Dog's-tail, Wild Angelica +222 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Appin LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,463 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Eider · Rook · Hooded Crow · Herring Gull +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Otter
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Carder Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Dotted Clay · Double-striped Pug +49
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Dotted ClayXestia baja2024
- Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2024
- Purple Bar
Crimson Waxcap · Dermatocarpon miniatum · Scarlet Waxcap · Cladonia subcervicornis · Blackening Waxcap +10
- Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea
- Dermatocarpon miniatumDermatocarpon miniatum
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Cladonia subcervicornisCladonia subcervicornis
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Squamarina cartilagineaSquamarina cartilaginea
- Golden Waxcap
🌿Plants79 species
summerautumn
2024▾
False-brome · Wood Sage · Short-fruited Willowherb · Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammula · Perennial Rye-grass +74
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
- Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammula
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Sheep's Sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,463 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Eider · Rook · Hooded Crow · Herring Gull +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Otter
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Carder Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Dotted Clay · Double-striped Pug +49
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Dotted ClayXestia baja2024
- Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2024
- Purple Bar
Crimson Waxcap · Dermatocarpon miniatum · Scarlet Waxcap · Cladonia subcervicornis · Blackening Waxcap +10
- Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea
- Dermatocarpon miniatumDermatocarpon miniatum
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Cladonia subcervicornisCladonia subcervicornis
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Squamarina cartilagineaSquamarina cartilaginea
- Golden Waxcap
🌿Plants79 species
summerautumn
2024▾
False-brome · Wood Sage · Short-fruited Willowherb · Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammula · Perennial Rye-grass +74
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
- Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula var. flammula
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Sheep's Sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cosmorhoe ocellata2024
Cosmorhoe ocellata2024
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusLepinotus patruelisLepinotus patruelis2024Lepinotus patruelisLepinotus patruelis2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Toothed PondskaterGerris (Gerris) odontogaster2024Toothed PondskaterGerris (Gerris) odontogaster2024Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2024Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2024Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta2024Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta2024Lesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scotti2024Lesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scotti2024Sigara (Subsigara) fossarumSigara (Subsigara) fossarum2024Sigara (Subsigara) fossarumSigara (Subsigara) fossarum2024Garden TigerArctia caja2024Garden TigerArctia caja2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Iteomyia capreaeIteomyia capreae2024Iteomyia capreaeIteomyia capreae2024Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Small Flecked Mining BeeAndrena coitana2024Small Flecked Mining BeeAndrena coitana2024Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2024Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2024Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2024Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2024Hoary TortrixEucosma cana2024Hoary TortrixEucosma cana2024Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2024Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2024Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2024Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2024Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2024Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2024White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2024White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2024Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2024Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2024Pearl-Band Grass VeneerCatoptria margaritella2024Pearl-Band Grass VeneerCatoptria margaritella2024Straw-barred PearlPyrausta despicata2024Straw-barred PearlPyrausta despicata2024Barred RivuletPerizoma bifaciata2024Barred RivuletPerizoma bifaciata2024True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2024True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2024CrescentHelotropha leucostigma2024CrescentHelotropha leucostigma2024Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2024Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2024Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2024Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2024Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2024Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2024Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2024Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2024Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2024Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2024Large GreyScoparia subfusca2024Large GreyScoparia subfusca2024Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2024Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2024SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2024SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2024Lempke's Gold SpotPlusia putnami2024Lempke's Gold SpotPlusia putnami2024Pallid GreyEudonia pallida2024Pallid GreyEudonia pallida2024Hygrocybe chlorophana
Hygrocybe chlorophana
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusAgrimony RustThekopsora agrimoniaeAgrimony RustThekopsora agrimoniaeCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCoenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteumStenocybe pullatulaStenocybe pullatulaStenocybe pullatulaStenocybe pullatulaErysipheErysipheErysipheErysipheMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataRumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaEntire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifoliusEntire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifoliusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaBlue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaBlue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisThriftArmeria maritima subsp. maritimaThriftArmeria maritima subsp. maritimaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsior