Cruach a'Bharra, dun site
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
56.02572, -5.65096
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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 — Swallow, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Flavoparmelia caperata, Hypotrachyna laevigata, Rowan Crown +22 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Common Ragwort, Creeping Buttercup +173 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Trig pillar on Cnoc an t-Samhlaidh
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Wildlife to spot
4,105 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,105 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Great Black-backed Gull · Swallow · Robin · Pied Wagtail +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great TitParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter +17
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
Parmelia saxatilis s. str. · Parmotrema perlatum · Polydesmus · Razor Strop Fungus · Flavoparmelia caperata
- Parmelia saxatilis s. str.Parmelia saxatilis s. str.
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- PolydesmusPolydesmus
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Meadowsweet · Creeping Buttercup · Rowan · Daisy · Wood Sage +43
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,105 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Great Black-backed Gull · Swallow · Robin · Pied Wagtail +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great TitParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter +17
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
Parmelia saxatilis s. str. · Parmotrema perlatum · Polydesmus · Razor Strop Fungus · Flavoparmelia caperata
- Parmelia saxatilis s. str.Parmelia saxatilis s. str.
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- PolydesmusPolydesmus
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Meadowsweet · Creeping Buttercup · Rowan · Daisy · Wood Sage +43
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumBloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2024Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2024July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2024Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2024Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2024Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2024Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2024Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2024Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare20242024
2024
Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus2024Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2024Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024ShallonGaultheria shallon2024ShallonGaultheria shallon2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2024Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2024Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Myosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensis2024Myosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensis2024Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2024Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia2024Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia2024Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2024Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024OakQuercus2024OakQuercus2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024