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Dunan Charmaic, dun site

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
🌿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

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +87 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 — Four-spotted Chaser, Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer +54 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer +54 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Procumbent Pearlwort, Creeping Buttercup +154 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Procumbent Pearlwort, Creeping Buttercup +154 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sorrel, Dandelion +16 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Distilleries PathwayWalking route5.5 km

Named routeLength 5.5 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Distilleries PathwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Wren · Willow Warbler +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Great TitParus major2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Red Deer · Hedgehog

Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2024

Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus
Limnephilus borealisLimnephilus borealis
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Wren · Willow Warbler +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Great TitParus major2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Red Deer · Hedgehog

Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2024

Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus
Limnephilus borealisLimnephilus borealis
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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