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Coire na Fèinne

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57.86115, -6.98047

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

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🐕Dogs welcome

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Surf Scoter, Great Northern Diver, Common Scoter +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Surf Scoter, Great Northern Diver, Common Scoter +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Slender Ditrichum, Pointed Spear-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss +37 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Slender Ditrichum, Pointed Spear-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss +37 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Violet Smut, Violet Rust, Synchytrium aureum s. lat. +1 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Violet Smut, Violet Rust, Synchytrium aureum s. lat. +1 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Moss Carder Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Frith-Rathad na HearadhWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

springsummer

2025

Surf Scoter · Great Northern Diver · Common Scoter · Eider · Long-tailed Duck +97

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little TernSternula albifrons
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
RedshankTringa totanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
RazorbillAlca torda2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
CorncrakeCrex crex
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
DunlinCalidris alpina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MerlinFalco columbarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
ScaupAythya marila2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2022
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Common TernSterna hirundo2021
SwiftApus apus2019
White-winged Black TernChlidonias leucopterus2017
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2023
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2021
PuffinFratercula arctica2021
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
Little AukAlle alle2020
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2019
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2019
Little StintCalidris minuta2019
KnotCalidris canutus2019
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2016

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Feral Cat · Common Porpoise · Sperm Whale

Feral CatFelis catus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2021
Sperm WhalePhyseter macrocephalus2019

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2021

Kemp's Ridley · Slow-worm

Kemp's RidleyLepidochelys kempii
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2017

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2025

Sea Scorpion · Lumpsucker

Sea ScorpionTaurulus bubalis
LumpsuckerCyclopterus lumpus2020

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Moss Carder Bee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Yellow-faced Blowfly · Northern White-tailed Bumblebee +4

Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2021
Northern White-tailed BumblebeeBombus magnus2024
Meadow Tortrix

🍄

Fungi4 species

spring

2022

Violet Smut · Synchytrium aureum s. lat. · Puccinia variabilis · Violet Rust

Violet SmutUrocystis violae
Synchytrium aureum s. lat.Synchytrium aureum s. lat.
Puccinia variabilisPuccinia variabilis
Violet RustPuccinia violae

🌿

Plants59 species

autumn

2022

Fallacious Beard-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Yellow Feather-moss · Slender Ditrichum · Glaucous Sedge +54

Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2016
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2016
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

springsummer

2025

Surf Scoter · Great Northern Diver · Common Scoter · Eider · Long-tailed Duck +97

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little TernSternula albifrons
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
RedshankTringa totanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
RazorbillAlca torda2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
CorncrakeCrex crex
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
DunlinCalidris alpina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MerlinFalco columbarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
ScaupAythya marila2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2022
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Common TernSterna hirundo2021
SwiftApus apus2019
White-winged Black TernChlidonias leucopterus2017
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2023
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2021
PuffinFratercula arctica2021
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
Little AukAlle alle2020
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2019
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2019
Little StintCalidris minuta2019
KnotCalidris canutus2019
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2016

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Feral Cat · Common Porpoise · Sperm Whale

Feral CatFelis catus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2021
Sperm WhalePhyseter macrocephalus2019

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2021

Kemp's Ridley · Slow-worm

Kemp's RidleyLepidochelys kempii
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2017

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2025

Sea Scorpion · Lumpsucker

Sea ScorpionTaurulus bubalis
LumpsuckerCyclopterus lumpus2020

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Moss Carder Bee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Yellow-faced Blowfly · Northern White-tailed Bumblebee +4

Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2021
Northern White-tailed BumblebeeBombus magnus2024
Meadow Tortrix

🍄

Fungi4 species

spring

2022

Violet Smut · Synchytrium aureum s. lat. · Puccinia variabilis · Violet Rust

Violet SmutUrocystis violae
Synchytrium aureum s. lat.Synchytrium aureum s. lat.
Puccinia variabilisPuccinia variabilis
Violet RustPuccinia violae

🌿

Plants59 species

autumn

2022

Fallacious Beard-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Yellow Feather-moss · Slender Ditrichum · Glaucous Sedge +54

Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2016
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2016
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike O'Shea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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