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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.36587, -5.06403
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Goosander
- 🍄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
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Goosander
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Goosander, Blackcap +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Goosander, Blackcap +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Parmotrema crinitum, Alder Bracket +13 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Silver-line, Ringlet, Tinodes waeneri +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Holly, Wood-sorrel +139 more · last seen 2022
Free
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
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Wildlife to spot
1,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,278 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Cuckoo · Goosander
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Mole · Roe Deer +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Neoascia · Pine Weevil · Orange-tip · Cicadella viridis
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- NeoasciaNeoascia
- Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
Parmotrema crinitum · Alder Bracket · Peeling Oysterling · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Root Rot +1
- Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
- Alder BracketMensularia radiata
- Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis
- Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
- Ascocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichnium
Shoreweed · Pedunculate Oak · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Eared Willow +153
- ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
- CleaversGalium aparine2019
- Eared WillowSalix aurita2019
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,278 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Cuckoo · Goosander
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Mole · Roe Deer +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Neoascia · Pine Weevil · Orange-tip · Cicadella viridis
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- NeoasciaNeoascia
- Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
Parmotrema crinitum · Alder Bracket · Peeling Oysterling · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Root Rot +1
- Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
- Alder BracketMensularia radiata
- Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis
- Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
- Ascocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichnium
Shoreweed · Pedunculate Oak · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Eared Willow +153
- ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
- CleaversGalium aparine2019
- Eared WillowSalix aurita2019
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
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discolor2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2019Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2019Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2019Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2019Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Marsh VioletViola palustris2019Marsh VioletViola palustris2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019RaspberryRubus idaeus2019RaspberryRubus idaeus2019KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2019Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2019Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019BlinksMontia fontana2019BlinksMontia fontana2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2019Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2019Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2019Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2019Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2019Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2019Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Water-StarwortCallitriche2019Water-StarwortCallitriche2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019IvyHedera helix2019IvyHedera helix2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2019Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2019BugleAjuga reptans2019BugleAjuga reptans2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019Common ChickweedStellaria media2019Common ChickweedStellaria media2019GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Bird CherryPrunus padus2019Bird CherryPrunus padus2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2019Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2019SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2019BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019Wild CherryPrunus avium2019Wild CherryPrunus avium2019Slender RushJuncus tenuis2019Slender RushJuncus tenuis2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2019Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019PignutConopodium majus2019PignutConopodium majus2019Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2019Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2019Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2019HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2019Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2019Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2019Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2019Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Sessile OakQuercus petraea2019Sessile OakQuercus petraea2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2019Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2019Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Remote SedgeCarex remota2019Remote SedgeCarex remota2019Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2019Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2019Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2019Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2019Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2019Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2019Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2019Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2019Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2019Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019SanicleSanicula europaea2019SanicleSanicula europaea2019RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2019RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2019Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2019Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019