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Getting here
57.34794, -7.37436
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Lapwing
- ✦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
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Lapwing
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Glaucous Shears, Red Chestnut +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Parsley Water-dropwort · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route
Photos
Geese over Loch Cille Bhànain
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Redshank · Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Lapwing +45
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- TealAnas crecca
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Scathophaga stercoraria · Small Heath · Rhingia campestris · Green-veined White · Large Red Damselfly +15
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella
- Fever Fly
Parsley Water-dropwort
- Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Redshank · Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Lapwing +45
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- TealAnas crecca
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Scathophaga stercoraria · Small Heath · Rhingia campestris · Green-veined White · Large Red Damselfly +15
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella
- Fever Fly
Parsley Water-dropwort
- Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dilophus febrilis
Dilophus febrilis
Glaucous ShearsPapestra birenGlaucous ShearsPapestra birenRush VeneerNomophila noctuellaRush VeneerNomophila noctuellaLimnephilus elegansLimnephilus elegansLimnephilus elegansLimnephilus elegansRed ChestnutCerastis rubricosaRed ChestnutCerastis rubricosaDark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugataDark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugataOphion variegatusOphion variegatusOphion variegatusOphion variegatusTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaBrown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretellaBrown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretellaDark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilonDark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilonFlame ShoulderOchropleura plectaFlame ShoulderOchropleura plectaSilver YAutographa gammaSilver YAutographa gammaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaFlame CarpetXanthorhoe designataFlame CarpetXanthorhoe designata