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Getting here
56.42095, -5.22273
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great 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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great 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, Great Tit, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Hypotrachyna laevigata, Pectenia plumbea s. str. +24 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Chequered Skipper, Platycheirus albimanus +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bracken, Hard-fern, Ribwort Plantain +136 more · last seen 2024
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
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At the entrance to Ballet West
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Wildlife to spot
7,638 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,638 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +23
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orchid Beetle
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024
Sweet Vernal-grass · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bluebell · Marsh Violet · Purple Moor-grass +45
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,638 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +23
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orchid Beetle
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024
Sweet Vernal-grass · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bluebell · Marsh Violet · Purple Moor-grass +45
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRanunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammulaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCaltha palustris var. palustrisCaltha palustris var. palustrisCaltha palustris var. palustrisCaltha palustris var. palustris