Eilean nan Clach, Crannog
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.38040, -4.03581
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Juniper, Water Horsetail, Shoreweed +118 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Juniper, Water Horsetail, Shoreweed +118 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Oak Fern, Wood-sorrel +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Scotch Argus, Common Blue +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Scotch Argus, Common Blue +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route714 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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1,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Coal Tit · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common GullLarus canus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Green Tiger Beetle
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Common Nettle · Meadowsweet · Lesser Twayblade · Coralroot Orchid · Rusty Willow +9
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata
- Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Coal Tit · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common GullLarus canus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Green Tiger Beetle
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Common Nettle · Meadowsweet · Lesser Twayblade · Coralroot Orchid · Rusty Willow +9
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata
- Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticum