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Dun Dubh, dun site

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56.01822, -5.39168

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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
🌿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

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

Best for

7 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 — Hooded Crow, Jay, Willow Warbler +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Jay, Willow Warbler +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Tormentil, Broad Buckler-fern, Autumn Hawkbit +165 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Tormentil, Broad Buckler-fern, Autumn Hawkbit +165 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Meadowsweet, Rowan +19 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Helophilus pendulus +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Helophilus pendulus +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Crinan CanalCycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Route 94Cycling route

Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route

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 route41 m

Named routeRef 78Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route49 m

Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

firetower trailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Jay · Willow Warbler · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Crossbill +54

JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
TealAnas crecca2022
WigeonMareca penelope2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2022
RazorbillAlca torda2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2022
ShagGulosus aristotelis2022
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
MagpiePica pica2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Pine Marten · Badger +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
OtterLutra lutra
Pine MartenMartes martes2023
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2019

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2024

Peacock · Helophilus pendulus · Tree Bumblebee · Red Admiral · Large White +20

PeacockAglais io2019
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Common MarbleCelypha lacunana
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2022
Alder MothAcronicta alni2021
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2021
Meadow Grass-mothCrambus lathoniellus2021
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2019

Oyster Mushroom

Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2024

Greater Butterfly-orchid · Monkeyflower Species · Dog's Mercury · Maerl indet · Round-leaved Sundew

Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Maerl indetMaerl indet2021
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Jay · Willow Warbler · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Crossbill +54

JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
TealAnas crecca2022
WigeonMareca penelope2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2022
RazorbillAlca torda2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2022
ShagGulosus aristotelis2022
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
MagpiePica pica2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Pine Marten · Badger +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
OtterLutra lutra
Pine MartenMartes martes2023
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2019

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2024

Peacock · Helophilus pendulus · Tree Bumblebee · Red Admiral · Large White +20

PeacockAglais io2019
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Common MarbleCelypha lacunana
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2022
Alder MothAcronicta alni2021
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2021
Meadow Grass-mothCrambus lathoniellus2021
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2019

Oyster Mushroom

Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2024

Greater Butterfly-orchid · Monkeyflower Species · Dog's Mercury · Maerl indet · Round-leaved Sundew

Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Maerl indetMaerl indet2021
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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