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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.02448, -5.42164
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Oystercatcher
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 148m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Oystercatcher
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 148m away
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +101 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +101 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Tree Bumblebee, Syritta pipiens +34 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Daisy, Cat's-ear +53 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Pink Disco, White Brain +1 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route818 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
firetower trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Gardens at Kilmory Castle
Photos
Gardens at Kilmory Castle
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,364 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,364 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
winterspringautumn
2026Little Egret · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Wigeon
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Badger
🐝Insects37 species
summerautumn
2025Helophilus pendulus · Tree Bumblebee · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus · Figwort Weevil
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
🍄Fungi4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024Porcelain Fungus · Pink Disco · White Brain · Ringed Twiglet
Cleavers · Daisy · Cat's-ear · Bugle · Common Ragwort
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Lady-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,364 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
winterspringautumn
2026Little Egret · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Wigeon
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Badger
🐝Insects37 species
summerautumn
2025Helophilus pendulus · Tree Bumblebee · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus · Figwort Weevil
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
🍄Fungi4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024Porcelain Fungus · Pink Disco · White Brain · Ringed Twiglet
Cleavers · Daisy · Cat's-ear · Bugle · Common Ragwort
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Lady-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles
Meles meles
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareTriple-barred Tip MothArgyresthia trifasciataTriple-barred Tip MothArgyresthia trifasciataVapourerOrgyia antiqua2024VapourerOrgyia antiqua2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Old LadyMormo maura2023Old LadyMormo maura2023Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023Iteomyia majorIteomyia major2023Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2023Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2023EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2022Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2022Pimpla rufipesPimpla rufipes2022Pimpla rufipesPimpla rufipes2022Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2022Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2022Dotted ClayXestia baja2022Dotted ClayXestia baja2022Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2022Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2022Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2022Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2022Athyrium filix-femina
Athyrium filix-femina
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2024Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2024Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2024Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2024Events & activities nearby
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