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Eilean a 'Ghallain, dun

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📷 Paul Store · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.65498, -7.45358

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Short-eared Owl
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Short-eared Owl
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Whooper Swan +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Whooper Swan +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Staurastrum teliferum, Euastrum pectinatum, Netrium digitus +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Staurastrum teliferum, Euastrum pectinatum, Netrium digitus +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Large Red Damselfly, Oak Eggar +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Large Red Damselfly, Oak Eggar +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Corncrake · Short-eared Owl · Whimbrel · Little Tern · Arctic Skua +55

CorncrakeCrex crex
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedshankTringa totanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CuckooCuculus canorus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
WigeonMareca penelope
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MerlinFalco columbarius
PintailAnas acuta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GannetMorus bassanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Otter · Harbour Seal

OtterLutra lutra
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Painted Lady

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

🌿

Plants18 species

summer

2025

Gonatozygon aculeatum · Staurastrum teliferum · Staurastrum inflexum · Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum · Cosmarium reniforme +13

Gonatozygon aculeatumGonatozygon aculeatum
Staurastrum teliferumStaurastrum teliferum
Staurastrum inflexumStaurastrum inflexum
Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutumGonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum
Cosmarium reniformeCosmarium reniforme
Staurastrum aviculaStaurastrum avicula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Corncrake · Short-eared Owl · Whimbrel · Little Tern · Arctic Skua +55

CorncrakeCrex crex
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedshankTringa totanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CuckooCuculus canorus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
WigeonMareca penelope
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MerlinFalco columbarius
PintailAnas acuta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GannetMorus bassanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Otter · Harbour Seal

OtterLutra lutra
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Painted Lady

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

🌿

Plants18 species

summer

2025

Gonatozygon aculeatum · Staurastrum teliferum · Staurastrum inflexum · Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum · Cosmarium reniforme +13

Gonatozygon aculeatumGonatozygon aculeatum
Staurastrum teliferumStaurastrum teliferum
Staurastrum inflexumStaurastrum inflexum
Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutumGonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum
Cosmarium reniformeCosmarium reniforme
Staurastrum aviculaStaurastrum avicula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Paul Store · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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