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Dunach, dun site

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.36848, -5.45278

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Raven
  • 🍄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

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Raven, Greenshank +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Raven, Greenshank +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pectenia atlantica, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Hypogymnia tubulosa +14 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Pectenia atlantica, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Hypogymnia tubulosa +14 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Tufted Hair-grass, Ribwort Plantain +166 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Meadowsweet, Tufted Hair-grass, Ribwort Plantain +166 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Hazel +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Oedemera lurida, Melanostoma +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Oedemera lurida, Melanostoma +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

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

11 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
Alternative RouteCycling route591 m
Named routeRef 78Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route278 m
Named routeRef 78Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland at Dunach

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland at Dunach

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pulpit HilltopUrban park4.9 km→⛪Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪Oban Free High ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦An Dunan, dun siteHistoric site4.3 km→✦Oban HydroHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Kilmore and Kilbride Parish ChurchReligious grounds1 km→

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