Dun Mac Sniachan, hill fort
5 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
56.48910, -5.40742
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Ben Lora — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Ben Lora — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Hooded Crow +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Hooded Crow +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Violet Bramble Rust, Larch Bolete +20 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Syrphus, Limnephilus lunatus +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Ragwort, Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum, Green Alkanet +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route▾
NCN National Route 78 (south)
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Port Appin LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oban to DunbegCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route622 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route650 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 650 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route250 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Benderloch from the Ben Lora hill path.
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Wildlife to spot
12,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,036 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Blue Tit · Fieldfare · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail +27
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Platycheirus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +48
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- SyrphusSyrphus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Euphrasia officinalis · Creeping Soft-grass · Lesser Trefoil · Common Ragwort · Cock's-foot +12
- Euphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalis
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Early Hair-grassAira praecox
- Sonchus arvensis subsp. arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,036 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Blue Tit · Fieldfare · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail +27
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Platycheirus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +48
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- SyrphusSyrphus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Euphrasia officinalis · Creeping Soft-grass · Lesser Trefoil · Common Ragwort · Cock's-foot +12
- Euphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalis
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Early Hair-grassAira praecox
- Sonchus arvensis subsp. arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Darter
Black Darter
Sympetrum danae
Sympetrum danae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareBlack-horned GemMicrochrysa politaBlack-horned GemMicrochrysa politaEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alni7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alaudaTropidia scitaTropidia scitaTropidia scitaTropidia scitaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumNorthern EmeraldSomatochlora arcticaNorthern EmeraldSomatochlora arcticaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataWhite-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubiaWhite-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubiaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaSonchus arvensis subsp. arvensis
Sonchus arvensis subsp. arvensis
Scorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa