Colonsay House Gardens 197 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 197 ha
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56.09247, -6.18647
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 77m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 77m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Greylag Goose, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Greylag Goose, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sand-hill Screw-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Shoulder, White Ermine, Common Marbled Carpet +252 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Flame Shoulder, White Ermine, Common Marbled Carpet +252 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Glue Crust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glue Crust · last seen 2025
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Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
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Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
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Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
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Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella
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Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina
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Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Barred Chestnut Diarsia dahlii
Barred Chestnut Diarsia dahlii
Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis
Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
White-line Dart Euxoa tritici
White-line Dart Euxoa tritici
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea
Orange-tipped Nest Moth Tinea semifulvella
Orange-tipped Nest Moth Tinea semifulvella
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis
Campion Sideridis rivularis
Campion Sideridis rivularis
Large Willow Roller Epinotia caprana
Large Willow Roller Epinotia caprana
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata
Beautiful China-mark Nymphula nitidulata
Beautiful China-mark Nymphula nitidulata
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma
Meadow Hook-wing Ancylis badiana
Meadow Hook-wing Ancylis badiana
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Garden Tiger Arctia caja
Garden Tiger Arctia caja
Black-marked Tortrix Epinotia ramella
Black-marked Tortrix Epinotia ramella
Pale Straw Pearl Udea lutealis
Pale Straw Pearl Udea lutealis
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Common Lance Bactra lancealana
Common Lance Bactra lancealana
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda
Dotted Clay Xestia baja
Dotted Clay Xestia baja
Lempke's Gold Spot Plusia putnami
Lempke's Gold Spot Plusia putnami
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