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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Paid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.48306, -5.72901
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Grey Heron
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Grey Heron
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tipula fulvipennis, Small Angle Shades, Knot Grass +189 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes 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
Saint Conan Coastal RouteWalking route▾
Route requires good navigation skills between Bunessan and Carsaig, including use of compass. Enters remote mountain terrain.
Named routeRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
23,066 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,066 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Herring Gull · Curlew · Great Black-backed Gull +35
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GannetMorus bassanus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
Harbour Seal
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
🐝Insects7 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Limonia nubeculosa · Tipula limbata · Anthocoris nemoralis · Brachyptera risi · Tipula staegeri +2
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
- Tipula limbataTipula limbata2025
- Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
- Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi
- Tipula staegeriTipula staegeri2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,066 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Herring Gull · Curlew · Great Black-backed Gull +35
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GannetMorus bassanus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
Harbour Seal
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
🐝Insects7 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Limonia nubeculosa · Tipula limbata · Anthocoris nemoralis · Brachyptera risi · Tipula staegeri +2
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
- Tipula limbataTipula limbata2025
- Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
- Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi
- Tipula staegeriTipula staegeri2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tipula subcunctans
Tipula subcunctans
Tipula subcunctans2025
Tipula subcunctans2025
Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa2025Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa2025