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Getting here
56.47281, -5.56266
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Stonechat
- 🍄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
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Stonechat
- 🍄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 — Greylag Goose, Stonechat, Canada Goose +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crimson Waxcap, Dung Roundhead, Oily Waxcap +42 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Birds — Greylag Goose, Stonechat, Canada Goose +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beraea maurus, Agapetus fuscipes, Common Blue +145 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pignut, Germander Speedwell, Hart's-Tongue +194 more · last seen 2022
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
Oban to DunbegCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Limestone spring on the SE coast of Lismore
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Wildlife to spot
4,342 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,342 records · National Biodiversity NetworkEider · Little Grebe · Snipe · Greylag Goose · Grey Wagtail
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Oxyethira falcata · Limnephilus marmoratus · Hydroptila valesiaca · Beraea maurus · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis +25
- Oxyethira falcataOxyethira falcata2022
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2022
- Hydroptila valesiacaHydroptila valesiaca2022
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2022
- Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis
- Lesser water-boatmen
Grass-of-Parnassus · Marsh-bedstraw · Black Bog-rush · Wavy Bitter-cress · Common Milkwort +123
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2023
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,342 records · National Biodiversity NetworkEider · Little Grebe · Snipe · Greylag Goose · Grey Wagtail
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Oxyethira falcata · Limnephilus marmoratus · Hydroptila valesiaca · Beraea maurus · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis +25
- Oxyethira falcataOxyethira falcata2022
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2022
- Hydroptila valesiacaHydroptila valesiaca2022
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2022
- Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis
- Lesser water-boatmen
Grass-of-Parnassus · Marsh-bedstraw · Black Bog-rush · Wavy Bitter-cress · Common Milkwort +123
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2023
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sigara (Subsigara) scotti
Sigara (Subsigara) scotti
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2022Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2022Pygmy SoldierOxycera pygmaea2022Pygmy SoldierOxycera pygmaea2022Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2022Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2022Tinodes maclachlaniTinodes maclachlani2022Tinodes maclachlaniTinodes maclachlani2022Polycentropus irroratusPolycentropus irroratus2022Polycentropus irroratusPolycentropus irroratus2022Ithytrichia lamellarisIthytrichia lamellaris2022Ithytrichia lamellarisIthytrichia lamellaris2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumWater MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaHerina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiae2022Herina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiae2022Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides2022Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2022Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2022Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2022Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Trypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulata2022Trypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulata2022Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2022Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2022Trichopsomyia flavitarsisTrichopsomyia flavitarsis2022Trichopsomyia flavitarsisTrichopsomyia flavitarsis2022Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2022Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2022Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2022Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2022Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2022Autumn Hawkbit
Autumn Hawkbit
Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023AspenPopulus tremula2023AspenPopulus tremula2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023BrookweedSamolus valerandiBrookweedSamolus valerandiBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaDowny BirchBetula pubescens2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023Biting StonecropSedum acre2023Biting StonecropSedum acre2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2023GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2023Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Rock WhitebeamSorbus rupicola2023Rock WhitebeamSorbus rupicola2023Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2023Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2023Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2023Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Eared WillowSalix aurita2023Eared WillowSalix aurita2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023HawkweedHieracium2023HawkweedHieracium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2023Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2023Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2023SanicleSanicula europaea2023SanicleSanicula europaea2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Hedera helixHedera helix2023Hedera helixHedera helix2023Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Creeping WillowSalix repens2023Creeping WillowSalix repens2023Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2023Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2023Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2023ThriftArmeria maritima2023ThriftArmeria maritima2023Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2023Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2023LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2023LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2023Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2023Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2023Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2023Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2023Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2023Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2023Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2023Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2023Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2023Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2023Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2023Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2023Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2023Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2023Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2023Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2023Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2023Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2023Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2023