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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.44233, -5.21649
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- 🍄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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. str., Pectenia atlantica +21 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Wood Avens +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km▾
Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km
Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,122 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow · Mute Swan · Great Black-backed Gull +29
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Southern Hawker
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Cleavers · Ivy · Wood Avens · Sanicle · Wood Speedwell +16
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow · Mute Swan · Great Black-backed Gull +29
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Southern Hawker
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Cleavers · Ivy · Wood Avens · Sanicle · Wood Speedwell +16
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet
Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinum