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Dun Mhic Uisdein

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57.43294, -7.33409

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Rock Dove
✦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

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Rock Dove
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Rock Dove, Oystercatcher +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Rock Dove, Oystercatcher +95 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 — Yellow Iris, Cuckooflower, Euastrum pectinatum +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris, Cuckooflower, Euastrum pectinatum +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Lilac Coral · last seen 2024; Fungi — Lilac Coral · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2025

Lapwing · Mallard · Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Swallow +58

LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
EiderSomateria mollissima
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
RedshankTringa totanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RuffCalidris pugnax
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RazorbillAlca torda
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Hebridean WrenTroglodytes troglodytes hebridensis
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common TernSterna hirundo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CootFulica atra
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Field Vole · Red Deer · Grey Seal +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Garden Tiger · Large Red Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Garden TigerArctia caja
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2025

Lapwing · Mallard · Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Swallow +58

LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
EiderSomateria mollissima
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
RedshankTringa totanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RuffCalidris pugnax
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RazorbillAlca torda
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Hebridean WrenTroglodytes troglodytes hebridensis
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common TernSterna hirundo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CootFulica atra
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Field Vole · Red Deer · Grey Seal +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Garden Tiger · Large Red Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Garden TigerArctia caja
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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