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Dùn a' Choin Duibh

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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55.81986, -5.50642

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black Guillemot, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black Guillemot, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Yellow Meadow Ant, Carabus granulatus +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Yellow Meadow Ant, Carabus granulatus +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — encrusting algae indet., Hairy Bitter-cress, Sticky Mouse-ear +7 more · last seen 2023; Plants — encrusting algae indet., Hairy Bitter-cress, Sticky Mouse-ear +7 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hooded Crow · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Grey Heron +53

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedshankTringa totanus
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GannetMorus bassanus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common TernSterna hirundo
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenshankTringa nebularia
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Gulosus aristotelis aristotelisGulosus aristotelis aristotelis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
TealAnas crecca2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Meliscaeva cinctella · Yellow Meadow Ant · Carabus granulatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus +1

Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hooded Crow · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Grey Heron +53

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedshankTringa totanus
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GannetMorus bassanus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common TernSterna hirundo
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenshankTringa nebularia
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Gulosus aristotelis aristotelisGulosus aristotelis aristotelis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
TealAnas crecca2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Meliscaeva cinctella · Yellow Meadow Ant · Carabus granulatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus +1

Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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