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57.52230, -7.20556

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Crown Rust, Sphaerellopsis filum, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. +14 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Crown Rust, Sphaerellopsis filum, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. +14 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Eider, Arctic Tern +19 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Eider, Arctic Tern +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Baltic Stonewort, Spiral Tasselweed, Heather +103 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Baltic Stonewort, Spiral Tasselweed, Heather +103 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Rowan +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Beinn LangaisWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

869 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

summer

2025

Shag · Mallard · Grey Heron · Great Skua · Eider +5

ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2018

Red Deer

Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2023

Carabus glabratus · Sallow Pea-galler · Sericomyia silentis · Green-veined White

Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus2022
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2018
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018

🍄

Fungi7 species

summer

2018

Crown Rust · Pale Bramble Rust · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Plantain Mildew · Puccinia acetosae +2

Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
Puccinia acetosaePuccinia acetosae
Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2018

Faeroes Dandelion · Juncus effusus var. spiralis · Yorkshire-fog · Jointed Rush · Rosa sherardii x spinosissima = R. x involuta +142

Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense
Juncus effusus var. spiralisJuncus effusus var. spiralis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Rosa sherardii x spinosissima = R. x involutaRosa sherardii x spinosissima = R. x involuta
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha
PolypodyPolypodium interjectum x vulgare = P. x mantoniae
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Bog Hair-GrassAristavena setacea
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lesser BladderwortUtricularia minor
Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
DaisyBellis perennis
Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus
Heath PearlwortSagina subulata
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium
RoseRosa
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Royal FernOsmunda regalis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
ThriftArmeria maritima
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
EyebrightEuphrasia
AspenPopulus tremula
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
DandelionTaraxacum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Arctium minus subsp. pubensArctium minus subsp. pubens
Nymphaea alba subsp. albaNymphaea alba subsp. alba
Ophioglossum vulgatumOphioglossum vulgatum
Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Utricularia intermediaUtricularia intermedia
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Curled DockRumex crispus
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

summer

2025

Shag · Mallard · Grey Heron · Great Skua · Eider +5

ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2018

Red Deer

Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2023

Carabus glabratus · Sallow Pea-galler · Sericomyia silentis · Green-veined White

Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus2022
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2018
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018

🍄

Fungi7 species

summer

2018

Crown Rust · Pale Bramble Rust · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Plantain Mildew · Puccinia acetosae +2

Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
Puccinia acetosaePuccinia acetosae
Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2018

Faeroes Dandelion · Juncus effusus var. spiralis · Yorkshire-fog · Jointed Rush · Rosa sherardii x spinosissima = R. x involuta +142

Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense
Juncus effusus var. spiralisJuncus effusus var. spiralis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Rosa sherardii x spinosissima = R. x involutaRosa sherardii x spinosissima = R. x involuta
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha
PolypodyPolypodium interjectum x vulgare = P. x mantoniae
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Bog Hair-GrassAristavena setacea
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lesser BladderwortUtricularia minor
Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
DaisyBellis perennis
Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus
Heath PearlwortSagina subulata
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium
RoseRosa
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Royal FernOsmunda regalis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
ThriftArmeria maritima
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
EyebrightEuphrasia
AspenPopulus tremula
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
DandelionTaraxacum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Arctium minus subsp. pubensArctium minus subsp. pubens
Nymphaea alba subsp. albaNymphaea alba subsp. alba
Ophioglossum vulgatumOphioglossum vulgatum
Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Utricularia intermediaUtricularia intermedia
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Curled DockRumex crispus
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris