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Dun Ban

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57.49086, -7.24294

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Short-eared Owl and House Sparrow
🍄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

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Short-eared Owl and House Sparrow
🍄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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Short-eared Owl, House Sparrow, Blackbird +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Crown Rust, Sphaerellopsis filum, Puccinia obscura +51 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Short-eared Owl, House Sparrow, Blackbird +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black Darter +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Carinish Crofting Woodland PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Short-eared Owl · Red-throated Diver · Whooper Swan · Corncrake · Arctic Skua +56

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CorncrakeCrex crex
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
MerlinFalco columbarius
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little TernSternula albifrons
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common TernSterna hirundo
GannetMorus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
PintailAnas acuta
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GarganeySpatula querquedula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Drinker · Empis livida · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +1

DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Short-eared Owl · Red-throated Diver · Whooper Swan · Corncrake · Arctic Skua +56

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CorncrakeCrex crex
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
MerlinFalco columbarius
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little TernSternula albifrons
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common TernSterna hirundo
GannetMorus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
PintailAnas acuta
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GarganeySpatula querquedula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Drinker · Empis livida · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +1

DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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