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Dun Chuain, dun site

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.06298, -5.46866

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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
  • 🍄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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Lungwort Lichen, Pannaria rubiginosa +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Lungwort Lichen, Pannaria rubiginosa +20 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rowan, Eared Willow, Dandelion +233 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rowan, Eared Willow, Dandelion +233 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Dandelion, Bramble +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Sericomyia silentis, Common Carder Bee +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Sericomyia silentis, Common Carder Bee +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 78Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route818 m
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
firetower trailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road junction near Cairnbaan

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road junction near Cairnbaan

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cairnbaan Cup & Ring MarksUrban park200 m→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪Lochgilphead Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🪦Kilmichael Glassary Parish ChurchCemetery3.1 km→✦Cairnbaan Rock ArtHistoric site300 m→

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