Dun Skeig, vitrified fort 0 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Dogs welcome 0 ha
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55.75583, -5.57514
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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 🦉 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 — Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, Eider +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, Eider +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Ricasolia virens +46 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Ricasolia virens +46 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bramble, Honeysuckle +137 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bramble, Honeysuckle +137 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Wood-sorrel, Hybrid Oak +17 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Kintyre Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Regional cycle route
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