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Castle Shuna

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.57982, -5.39582

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025

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Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Dyer's Mazegill, Normandina pulchella +19 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Dyer's Mazegill, Normandina pulchella +19 more · last seen 2023

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Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Four-spotted Chaser +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Four-spotted Chaser +48 more · last seen 2025

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Primrose, Meadow Vetchling +165 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Primrose, Meadow Vetchling +165 more · last seen 2025

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Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Port Appin LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shuna Island

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shuna Island

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Cross ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Dun siteHistoric site3.6 km→✦Castle StalkerHistoric site1.1 km→

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