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📷 Johnny Durnan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.77135, -5.35198

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover
🌿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

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover
🌿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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Pied Wagtail +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Pied Wagtail +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, White-line Dart +140 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, White-line Dart +140 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Buckler-Fern, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis +168 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Buckler-Fern, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis +168 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Hazel, Meadowsweet +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,840 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,840 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Hooded Crow · Ringed Plover +60

SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GannetMorus bassanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023

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Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024

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Insects16 species

autumn

2024

Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Darter · Heather (Girdled) Colletes · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum +11

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Helophilus pendulus

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Plants6 species

summer

2024

Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus dumnoniensis · Rubus nemoralis · Tansy · Rubus ulmifolius +1

Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,840 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Hooded Crow · Ringed Plover +60

SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GannetMorus bassanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐝

Insects16 species

autumn

2024

Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Darter · Heather (Girdled) Colletes · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum +11

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Helophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2024

Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus dumnoniensis · Rubus nemoralis · Tansy · Rubus ulmifolius +1

Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Johnny Durnan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kintyre Way Walk approaching Coalfin, by Skipness.

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