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✦Heritage🏡Gardens
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.37422, -5.08153
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km▾
Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km
Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,644 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,644 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCrossbill · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +23
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Weasel · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Melanostoma · Cicadella viridis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rabdophaga marginemtorquens
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020
- Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens2019
Conifer Tuft · Common Stump Brittlestem · Peltigera membranacea · Heath Waxcap · Common Rustgill +16
- Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
- Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
- Heath WaxcapGliophorus laetus
- Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans
- Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
- Alder Bracket
🌿Plants81 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Devil's-bit Scabious · Pedunculate Oak · Himalayan Knotweed · Shoreweed · Rhododendron +76
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
- Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya2019
- ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,644 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCrossbill · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +23
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Weasel · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Melanostoma · Cicadella viridis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rabdophaga marginemtorquens
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020
- Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens2019
Conifer Tuft · Common Stump Brittlestem · Peltigera membranacea · Heath Waxcap · Common Rustgill +16
- Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
- Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
- Heath WaxcapGliophorus laetus
- Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans
- Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
- Alder Bracket
🌿Plants81 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Devil's-bit Scabious · Pedunculate Oak · Himalayan Knotweed · Shoreweed · Rhododendron +76
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
- Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya2019
- ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mensularia radiata
Mensularia radiata
Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisParmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Milky BonnetHemimycena lacteaMilky BonnetHemimycena lacteaChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumStinking ParachuteMarasmiellus perforansStinking ParachuteMarasmiellus perforansAscocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichniumLepra amaraLepra amaraLepra amaraLepra amaraConifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiariumConifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiariumRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaTwotone FunnelClitocybe metachroaTwotone FunnelClitocybe metachroaSticta sylvaticaSticta sylvaticaSticta sylvaticaSticta sylvaticaDyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitziiDyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitziiTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareSlender Rush
Slender Rush
Juncus tenuis2019
Juncus tenuis2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Eared WillowSalix aurita2019Eared WillowSalix aurita2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumHollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019Reynoutria japonica var. japonicaReynoutria japonica var. japonica2019Reynoutria japonica var. japonicaReynoutria japonica var. japonica2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019Hairy Dog-roseRosa caesia2019Hairy Dog-roseRosa caesia2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2019Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris2019Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris2019Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2019Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019AlderAlnus glutinosa2019AlderAlnus glutinosa2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2019Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2019Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2019AwlwortSubularia aquatica2019AwlwortSubularia aquatica2019Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2019Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2019Common SallowSalix cinerea2019Common SallowSalix cinerea2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Michaelmas-DaisyAster2019Michaelmas-DaisyAster2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2019Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2019Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2019Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2019Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2019Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019RaspberryRubus idaeus2019RaspberryRubus idaeus2019Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2019Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2019Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019Remote SedgeCarex remota2019Remote SedgeCarex remota2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019PignutConopodium majus2019PignutConopodium majus2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2019Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2019Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2019Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2019