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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.12569, -5.24183
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Chicken Of The Woods, Beech Knight +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Vicia sepium var. sepium, Himalayan Balsam, Field Horsetail +114 more · last seen 2021
Free
Photos
Chambered cairn, Crarae Gardens
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,967 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Great Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +17
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Chicken Of The Woods
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,967 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Great Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +17
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Chicken Of The Woods
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctusHeather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctusBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeHeath BumblebeeBombus jonellusHeath BumblebeeBombus jonellusCommon Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatumCommon Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatumGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorDavies' ColletesColletes daviesanusDavies' ColletesColletes daviesanusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2024Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Events & activities nearby
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