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Dùn Scolpaig

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Short-eared Owl
✦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

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Short-eared Owl
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Whooper Swan +106 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Whooper Swan +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Staurastrum teliferum, Cosmarium margaritiferum, Euastrum pectinatum +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Staurastrum teliferum, Cosmarium margaritiferum, Euastrum pectinatum +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

RSPB Balranald Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,202 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,202 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summer

2025

Corncrake · Short-eared Owl · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Starling +37

CorncrakeCrex crex
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little TernSternula albifrons
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Feral Cat · Rabbit

Feral CatFelis catus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Painted Lady · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Oecetis furva +4

Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Oecetis furvaOecetis furva
Triaenodes bicolorTriaenodes bicolor
Blue-tailed Damselfly

🌿

Plants48 species

summer

2025

Staurastrum teliferum · Cosmarium margaritiferum · Euastrum pectinatum · Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii · Cosmarium furcatospermum +43

Staurastrum teliferumStaurastrum teliferum
Cosmarium margaritiferumCosmarium margaritiferum
Euastrum pectinatumEuastrum pectinatum
Pleurotaenium ehrenbergiiPleurotaenium ehrenbergii
Cosmarium furcatospermumCosmarium furcatospermum
Staurastrum inflexumStaurastrum inflexum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,202 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summer

2025

Corncrake · Short-eared Owl · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Starling +37

CorncrakeCrex crex
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little TernSternula albifrons
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Feral Cat · Rabbit

Feral CatFelis catus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Painted Lady · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Oecetis furva +4

Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Oecetis furvaOecetis furva
Triaenodes bicolorTriaenodes bicolor
Blue-tailed Damselfly

🌿

Plants48 species

summer

2025

Staurastrum teliferum · Cosmarium margaritiferum · Euastrum pectinatum · Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii · Cosmarium furcatospermum +43

Staurastrum teliferumStaurastrum teliferum
Cosmarium margaritiferumCosmarium margaritiferum
Euastrum pectinatumEuastrum pectinatum
Pleurotaenium ehrenbergiiPleurotaenium ehrenbergii
Cosmarium furcatospermumCosmarium furcatospermum
Staurastrum inflexumStaurastrum inflexum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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