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Dun Scalpsie, dun

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.78213, -5.10351

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
✦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

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
✦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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck +83 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 — Dryopteris borreri, Intermediate Polypody, Scaly Male-fern +28 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Dryopteris borreri, Intermediate Polypody, Scaly Male-fern +28 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Ground-elder, Water Cress, Double-toothed Dandelion +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Island WayWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route

Bute Path NetworkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bute Pilgrimage Route - St BlaneWalking route

A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,019 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,019 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2025

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Meadow Pipit +58

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SanderlingCalidris alba
GannetMorus bassanus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
CootFulica atra2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2024

Harbour Seal · Roe Deer

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,019 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2025

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Meadow Pipit +58

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SanderlingCalidris alba
GannetMorus bassanus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
CootFulica atra2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2024

Harbour Seal · Roe Deer

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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