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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Argyll and Bute Getting here
56.10307, -5.40391
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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 🍄 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Arthothelium ruanum, Tremella pertusariae, Powderpuff Bracket +61 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Arthothelium ruanum, Tremella pertusariae, Powderpuff Bracket +61 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Crossbill, Siskin, Whinchat +17 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Crossbill, Siskin, Whinchat +17 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Globeflower, Northern Marsh-orchid +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Globeflower, Northern Marsh-orchid +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 78 National Cycle Network
Show on map Caledonia Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 78 Length 3.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
firetower trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Felling on the slopes of Creag Dhubh
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Wildlife to spot
404 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 404 records · National Biodiversity Network Siskin · Chiffchaff · Crossbill · Whitethroat · Garden Warbler +6
Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Water Vole · Rabbit · Bank Vole +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2014 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2019 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Peacock · Forester · Large Red Damselfly +29
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Peacock Aglais io2020 Forester Adscita statices2016 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi Powderpuff Bracket · Charcoal Burner · Deceiver · Yellow Club · Golden Waxcap +3
Powderpuff Bracket Postia ptychogaster Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2017 Deceiver Laccaria laccata2017 Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola2017 Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana2017 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus 🌿 Plants 19 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Greater Butterfly-orchid · Globeflower · Lesser Clubmoss · Yellow Saxifrage · Trailing St John's-wort +14
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha2019 Globeflower Trollius europaeus2014 Lesser Clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides Yellow Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum Broad-leaved Cottongrass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 404 records · National Biodiversity Network Siskin · Chiffchaff · Crossbill · Whitethroat · Garden Warbler +6
Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Water Vole · Rabbit · Bank Vole +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2014 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2019 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Peacock · Forester · Large Red Damselfly +29
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Peacock Aglais io2020 Forester Adscita statices2016 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi Powderpuff Bracket · Charcoal Burner · Deceiver · Yellow Club · Golden Waxcap +3
Powderpuff Bracket Postia ptychogaster Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2017 Deceiver Laccaria laccata2017 Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola2017 Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana2017 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus 🌿 Plants 19 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Greater Butterfly-orchid · Globeflower · Lesser Clubmoss · Yellow Saxifrage · Trailing St John's-wort +14
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha2019 Globeflower Trollius europaeus2014 Lesser Clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides Yellow Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum Broad-leaved Cottongrass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2016
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2016
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2014
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2014 2019
2019
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2014
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2014
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2024
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2020
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2020
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Skin Moth Monopis laevigella
Skin Moth Monopis laevigella
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2022
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2022
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2022
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2022
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2022
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2022
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2022
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2022
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2022
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2020
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2020
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2014
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2014
Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio2014
Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio2014
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2014
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2014 2017
2017
Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis2017
Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis2017
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii2017
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii2017 Eriophorum latifolium
Eriophorum latifolium
Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica
Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2019
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2019
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2018
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2018
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2018
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2018
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2014
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2014
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2019
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2019
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2018
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2018
Petasites Petasites2018
Petasites Petasites2018
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2018
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2018
Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2017
Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2017
Gymnadenia conopsea Gymnadenia conopsea2014
Gymnadenia conopsea Gymnadenia conopsea2014
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2014
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2014 