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Dun Bharr a'Chlaom, dun site

📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corncrake, Herring Gull, Common Gull +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Herring Gull, Common Gull +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Tamarisk Scalewort, Hutchins' Hollywort, Common Pocket-moss +272 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Tamarisk Scalewort, Hutchins' Hollywort, Common Pocket-moss +272 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort, Meadowsweet +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Loch Indaal WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Loch Indaal WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,136 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,136 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

summerautumn

2025

Rock Dove · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Jackdaw +42

Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CurlewNumenius arquata
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SanderlingCalidris alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GannetMorus bassanus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
TealAnas crecca2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Four-spotted Chaser +1

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024

🌿

Plants76 species

summer

2024

Hutchins' Hollywort · Western Pouncewort · Fringed Bog-moss · Greater Water-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +71

Hutchins' HollywortJubula hutchinsiae
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,136 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

summerautumn

2025

Rock Dove · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Jackdaw +42

Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CurlewNumenius arquata
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SanderlingCalidris alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GannetMorus bassanus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
TealAnas crecca2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Four-spotted Chaser +1

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024

🌿

Plants76 species

summer

2024

Hutchins' Hollywort · Western Pouncewort · Fringed Bog-moss · Greater Water-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +71

Hutchins' HollywortJubula hutchinsiae
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dun Bhar-a-Chlaom, south of Cnoc Dubh, Islay

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