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Clachadow, dun site

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56.39670, -5.33284

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Sticta sylvatica, Protopannaria pezizoides +92 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Sticta sylvatica, Protopannaria pezizoides +92 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hard-fern, Daisy, Eared Willow +273 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Hard-fern, Daisy, Eared Willow +273 more · last seen 2019

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler, Hooded Crow +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler, Hooded Crow +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Wild Thyme, Bilberry, Dandelion +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Transparent Burnet, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath +39 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Transparent Burnet, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath +39 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 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

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route6.8 km

Named routeRef 78Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

summer

2025

Common Sandpiper · Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis · Tree Pipit · Redstart · Grey Heron +6

Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Plectrophenax nivalis nivalisPlectrophenax nivalis nivalis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019

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Mammals1 species

summer

2022

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis horticola · Large Red Damselfly · Black Clock +2

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2020
CheilosiaCheilosia2020

🌿

Plants175 species

spring

2019

Mossy Saxifrage · Curly Crisp-moss · Black Spleenwort · Meadowsweet · Western Earwort +170

Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-mossRhytidium rugosum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Killarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifaria
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata
DandelionTaraxacum
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
String GrimmiaGrimmia funalis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Blytt's Fork-mossKiaeria blyttii
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Wedge FlapwortLeptoscyphus cuneifolius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Spotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum
SanicleSanicula europaea
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Mealy GrimmiaSchistidium pruinosum
Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Bitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitae
HawkweedHieracium
Bird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracile
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides
Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
PignutConopodium majus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
AshFraxinus excelsior
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
IvyHedera helix
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum
White FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
LarchLarix
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
TormentilPotentilla erecta
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Schwarz's Swan-neck MossCampylopus gracilis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
HazelCorylus avellana
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

summer

2025

Common Sandpiper · Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis · Tree Pipit · Redstart · Grey Heron +6

Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Plectrophenax nivalis nivalisPlectrophenax nivalis nivalis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2022

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis horticola · Large Red Damselfly · Black Clock +2

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2020
CheilosiaCheilosia2020

🌿

Plants175 species

spring

2019

Mossy Saxifrage · Curly Crisp-moss · Black Spleenwort · Meadowsweet · Western Earwort +170

Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-mossRhytidium rugosum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Killarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifaria
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata
DandelionTaraxacum
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
String GrimmiaGrimmia funalis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Blytt's Fork-mossKiaeria blyttii
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Wedge FlapwortLeptoscyphus cuneifolius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Spotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum
SanicleSanicula europaea
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Mealy GrimmiaSchistidium pruinosum
Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Bitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitae
HawkweedHieracium
Bird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracile
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides
Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
PignutConopodium majus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
AshFraxinus excelsior
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
IvyHedera helix
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum
White FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
LarchLarix
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
TormentilPotentilla erecta
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Schwarz's Swan-neck MossCampylopus gracilis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
HazelCorylus avellana
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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