Eilean a' Chocaire, Crannog
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
56.10816, -4.99228
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Peregrine
- 🍄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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Peregrine
- 🍄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 — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Fieldfare +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Fieldfare +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oyster Mushroom, Scurfy Twiglet, Olive Oysterling +13 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carpet, Cinnabar, Leuctra inermis +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Greater Western Scaly Male Fern, Dryopteris borreri +145 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Waterfall WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFieldfare · Peregrine · Goldeneye · Barn Owl · Coal Tit +23
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Leuctra inermis · Large Red Damselfly
- Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Scurfy Twiglet · Oyster Mushroom · Olive Oysterling · Wood Hedgehog · Orange Peel Fungus +7
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
- Olive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotina
- Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum
- Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Ascocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichnium
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Even Scalewort · Flagellate Feather-moss · Handsome Woollywort +96
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
- Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
- Spotty Featherwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFieldfare · Peregrine · Goldeneye · Barn Owl · Coal Tit +23
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Leuctra inermis · Large Red Damselfly
- Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Scurfy Twiglet · Oyster Mushroom · Olive Oysterling · Wood Hedgehog · Orange Peel Fungus +7
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
- Olive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotina
- Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum
- Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Ascocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichnium
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Even Scalewort · Flagellate Feather-moss · Handsome Woollywort +96
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
- Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
- Spotty Featherwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plagiochila punctata
Plagiochila punctata
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesShort-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostreShort-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostreMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciDark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirensDark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirensYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareTunbridge Filmy-fernHymenophyllum tunbrigenseTunbridge Filmy-fernHymenophyllum tunbrigenseChaffweedLysimachia minimaChaffweedLysimachia minimaLady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgarisLady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgarisRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumBitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitaeBitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitaeRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumAutumn FlapwortSyzygiella autumnalisAutumn FlapwortSyzygiella autumnalisFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaWestern FeatherwortPlagiochila heterophyllaWestern FeatherwortPlagiochila heterophyllaWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaPalmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmataPalmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmataTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaLarger Cut NotchwortTritomaria exsectiformisLarger Cut NotchwortTritomaria exsectiformisGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumBeaked Bow-mossDicranodontium denudatumBeaked Bow-mossDicranodontium denudatumNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesKillarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifariaKillarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifariaAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusMueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2020Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2020Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2020Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2020Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2020Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2020Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2020Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2020Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2020Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2020Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2020Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2020Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2020Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2020Long-fruited Thread-mossPohlia elongata2020Long-fruited Thread-mossPohlia elongata2020Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2020Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2020Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia2020Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2020Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2020Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2020Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2020Common KettlewortBlasia pusilla2020Common KettlewortBlasia pusilla2020Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2020Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2020Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2020Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2020