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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.10191, -5.54918
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Mallard
- 🍄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
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Mallard
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Oystercatcher +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Oystercatcher +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Flavoparmelia caperata, Lungwort Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen +32 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Common Carder Bee, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +203 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route818 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Melanelixia glabratula
Melanelixia glabratula
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumPlatismatia glaucaPlatismatia glaucaPlatismatia glaucaPlatismatia glaucaDark CrottleHypogymnia physodesDark CrottleHypogymnia physodesLeptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescensRamalina calicarisRamalina calicarisRamalina calicarisRamalina calicarisSphaerophorus globosusSphaerophorus globosusSphaerophorus globosusSphaerophorus globosusMolinia caerulea
Molinia caerulea
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileBetula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescensHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusAmerican Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanusAmerican Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanusGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holostea