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Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Argyll and Bute Getting here
56.57155, -5.38611
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Grey Heron +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Grey Heron +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage, Marsh Thistle +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage, Marsh Thistle +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Eupeodes corollae, Marmalade Hoverfly +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Eupeodes corollae, Marmalade Hoverfly +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Wrinkled Fieldcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Wrinkled Fieldcap · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 78 Cycling route ▾
NCN National Route 78 (south)
Named route Ref 78 National Cycle Network
Show on map Port Appin Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 km ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 224 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,790 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,790 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Great Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher · Robin · Common Gull +46
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Curlew Numenius arquata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redshank Tringa totanus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wigeon Mareca penelope House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Dunnock Prunella modularis Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Gannet Morus bassanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenshank Tringa nebularia Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Dunlin Calidris alpina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Wood Sage · Spear Thistle · Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Marsh Thistle · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +35
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Galium verum var. verum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,790 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Great Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher · Robin · Common Gull +46
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Curlew Numenius arquata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redshank Tringa totanus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wigeon Mareca penelope House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Dunnock Prunella modularis Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Gannet Morus bassanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenshank Tringa nebularia Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Dunlin Calidris alpina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Wood Sage · Spear Thistle · Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Marsh Thistle · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +35
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Galium verum var. verum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galium verum var. verum
Galium verum var. verum
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Orache Atriplex
Orache Atriplex
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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