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Getting here
56.39316, -5.04492
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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, Mallard, Swallow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Swallow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Green-veined White, Melanostoma scalare +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Shoreweed, Meadowsweet, Bulbous Rush +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon miniatum, Peltigera horizontalis, Nettle Clustercup Rust +1 more · last seen 2019
Varies
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
Craig Lodge to CatnishWalking route8.2 km▾
Requires care and map reading. Some fences may need negotiating.
Named routeLength 8.2 kmLocal walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,976 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Swallow · Mallard · Hooded Crow · Willow Warbler +41
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Red Deer · Brown Rat +5
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus +8
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- SyrphusSyrphus
Wood Anemone · Cuckooflower · Marsh-marigold
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,976 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Swallow · Mallard · Hooded Crow · Willow Warbler +41
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Red Deer · Brown Rat +5
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus +8
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- SyrphusSyrphus
Wood Anemone · Cuckooflower · Marsh-marigold
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2024Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Slender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisRingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024Euphylidorea disparEuphylidorea dispar2023Euphylidorea disparEuphylidorea dispar2023