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56.40922, -5.40031

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Hazel Gloves, Neosetophoma samarorum +16 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Hazel Gloves, Neosetophoma samarorum +16 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock +48 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Water Mint, Meadowsweet +149 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Water Mint, Meadowsweet +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Water Mint, Meadowsweet, Bilberry +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 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

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Oban to DunbegCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route401 m

Named routeRef 78Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route714 m

Named routeRef 78Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route591 m

Named routeRef 78Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,832 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,832 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

spring

2025

Redwing · Goldeneye · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Herring Gull · Kestrel +19

RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
CuckooCuculus canorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2024

Western Honey Bee · Sciara hemerobioides

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides

🌿

Plants111 species

autumn

2025

Cock's-foot · Ribwort Plantain · Meadowsweet · Creeping Buttercup · Procumbent Pearlwort +106

Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HazelCorylus avellana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Water MintMentha aquatica
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Scorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
YarrowAchillea millefolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
GorseUlex europaeus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
LarchLarix
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus
Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Betula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescens
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
ElderSambucus nigra
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Vicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Rumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifolius
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
RowanSorbus aucuparia
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,832 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

spring

2025

Redwing · Goldeneye · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Herring Gull · Kestrel +19

RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
CuckooCuculus canorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2024

Western Honey Bee · Sciara hemerobioides

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides

🌿

Plants111 species

autumn

2025

Cock's-foot · Ribwort Plantain · Meadowsweet · Creeping Buttercup · Procumbent Pearlwort +106

Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HazelCorylus avellana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Water MintMentha aquatica
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Scorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
YarrowAchillea millefolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
GorseUlex europaeus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
LarchLarix
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus
Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Betula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescens
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
ElderSambucus nigra
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Vicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Rumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifolius
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
RowanSorbus aucuparia
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024