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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Lapwing
  • 🍄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

Birds — Corncrake, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Corncrake, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Bombus muscorum subsp. agricolae +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca citrina s. str., Buellia griseovirens, Sea Ivory +6 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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