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Dun Nan Gall

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Redwing
🍄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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Redwing
🍄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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Whimbrel, Redwing, Hooded Crow +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whimbrel, Redwing, Hooded Crow +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Square-spot Rustic, Flame Carpet, Rosy Rustic +143 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Square-spot Rustic, Flame Carpet, Rosy Rustic +143 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Pectenia cyanoloma, Hazel Gloves +5 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Pectenia cyanoloma, Hazel Gloves +5 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Skullcap, Great Sundew · last seen 2013; Plants — Lesser Skullcap, Great Sundew · last seen 2013

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Farm CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Woodland WalkWalking route

Named routeDuration 00:15Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Ministers WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,671 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,671 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Redwing · Whimbrel · Hooded Crow · Brambling · Herring Gull +59

RedwingTurdus iliacus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedshankTringa totanus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
Great TitParus major2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2023
PuffinFratercula arctica2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2024

Feral Cat · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Hedgehog

Feral CatFelis catus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2023
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects6 species

springautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Common Hawker · Garden Chafer · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus problematicus +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024
Xylota segnis

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2024

Intermediate Wintergreen · Marsh Orchid · Stag's-horn Clubmoss

Intermediate WintergreenPyrola media
Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,671 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Redwing · Whimbrel · Hooded Crow · Brambling · Herring Gull +59

RedwingTurdus iliacus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedshankTringa totanus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
Great TitParus major2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2023
PuffinFratercula arctica2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2024

Feral Cat · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Hedgehog

Feral CatFelis catus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2023
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects6 species

springautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Common Hawker · Garden Chafer · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus problematicus +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024
Xylota segnis

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2024

Intermediate Wintergreen · Marsh Orchid · Stag's-horn Clubmoss

Intermediate WintergreenPyrola media
Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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