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Eilean Donan Castle

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Oystercatcher
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Oystercatcher
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, House Sparrow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, House Sparrow +72 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 — Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, November Moth agg. +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, November Moth agg. +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — encrusting algae indet., Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — encrusting algae indet., Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cape Wrath Trail (Glomach-Killian-Bendronaig)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

11,096 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,096 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspring

2025

Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · House Sparrow · Robin · Herring Gull +47

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Great TitParus major2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024

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Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Otter

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Phaonia angelicae · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +8

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2023
CheilosiaCheilosia2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Bulrush

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BulrushTypha latifolia2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,096 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspring

2025

Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · House Sparrow · Robin · Herring Gull +47

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Great TitParus major2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Otter

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Phaonia angelicae · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +8

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2023
CheilosiaCheilosia2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Bulrush

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BulrushTypha latifolia2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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