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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.99846, -5.65323
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Robin
- 🍄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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Robin
- 🍄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 — Meadow Pipit, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Coenogonium luteum, Toothed Crust +13 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Speckled Wood +130 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Germander Speedwell, Cuckooflower, Sweet Vernal-grass +153 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
11,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,746 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBullfinch · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit +47
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Four-spotted Chaser +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emerald Damselfly
Cushion Bracket
- Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
Navelwort
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,746 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBullfinch · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit +47
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Four-spotted Chaser +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emerald Damselfly
Cushion Bracket
- Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
Navelwort
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major