Dun Mhic Choigil, dun site
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55.50886, -5.71355
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▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shag 🌿 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
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shag 🌿 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 — Herring Gull, Shag, Great Black-backed Gull +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Shag, Great Black-backed Gull +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-elder, Yellow Iris, Hemlock Water-dropwort +216 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Ground-elder, Yellow Iris, Hemlock Water-dropwort +216 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Common Nettle, Hogweed +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White · last seen 2017; Insects — Green-veined White · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Kintyre Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Point-to-point National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
921 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 921 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Rock Pipit · Gannet +40
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Sanderling Calidris alba2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Razorbill Alca torda2023 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Badger · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Roe Deer · Mole
Badger Meles meles Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Mole Talpa europaea2020 Green-veined White
Green-veined White Pieris napi Euphrasia arctica x heslop-harrisonii · Tutsan · Polypody · Hard-fern · Soft-brome +84
Euphrasia arctica x heslop-harrisonii Euphrasia arctica x heslop-harrisonii Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Polypody Polypodium vulgare Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Soft-rush Juncus effusus Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 921 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Rock Pipit · Gannet +40
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Sanderling Calidris alba2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Razorbill Alca torda2023 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Badger · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Roe Deer · Mole
Badger Meles meles Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Mole Talpa europaea2020 Green-veined White
Green-veined White Pieris napi Euphrasia arctica x heslop-harrisonii · Tutsan · Polypody · Hard-fern · Soft-brome +84
Euphrasia arctica x heslop-harrisonii Euphrasia arctica x heslop-harrisonii Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Polypody Polypodium vulgare Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Soft-rush Juncus effusus Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Water Avens Geum rivale
Water Avens Geum rivale
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum
Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
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