Eilean nan Gobhar Vitrified Forts 1 ha
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56.84850, -5.78325
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Northern Diver, Herring Gull, Willow Warbler +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Northern Diver, Herring Gull, Willow Warbler +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dark red crusts, Filamentous red algae, Foliose red algae +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dark red crusts, Filamentous red algae, Foliose red algae +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +33 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +33 more · last seen 2022
Free
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Wildlife to spot
1,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,976 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Northern Diver · Rock Pipit · Oystercatcher · Common Sandpiper · Black Guillemot +11
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Tern Sterna hirundo Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Shag Gulosus aristotelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Deer Cervus elaphus Slow-worm
Rhododendron · Marsh Ragwort · Soft-rush · Common Sorrel · Common Valerian +127
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2023 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2023 Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2023 Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,976 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Northern Diver · Rock Pipit · Oystercatcher · Common Sandpiper · Black Guillemot +11
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Tern Sterna hirundo Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Shag Gulosus aristotelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Deer Cervus elaphus Slow-worm
Rhododendron · Marsh Ragwort · Soft-rush · Common Sorrel · Common Valerian +127
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2023 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2023 Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2023 Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2023
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2023
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2023
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2023
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2023
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2023
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2023
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora2023
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2023
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula2023
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula2023
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2023
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2023
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2023
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2023
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale2023
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale2023
Thrift Armeria maritima2023
Thrift Armeria maritima2023
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2023
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2023
Eared Willow Salix aurita2023
Eared Willow Salix aurita2023
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2023
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2023
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2022
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2022
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2022
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2022
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2022
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2022
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2022
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2022
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2022
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2023
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2023
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2023
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2023
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2023
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2023
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2023
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2023
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2023
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2023
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2023
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Babington's Orache Atriplex glabriuscula2023
Babington's Orache Atriplex glabriuscula2023
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2023
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2023
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2023
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2023
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2023
Timothy Phleum pratense2023
Timothy Phleum pratense2023
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2023
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Star Sedge Carex echinata2023
Star Sedge Carex echinata2023
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2023
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2023
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2023
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2023
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2023
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2023
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2023
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Alder Alnus glutinosa2023
Alder Alnus glutinosa2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2023
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2023
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2023
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2023
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2023
Floating Bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium2023
Floating Bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium2023
Bugle Ajuga reptans2023
Bugle Ajuga reptans2023
Heather Calluna vulgaris2023
Heather Calluna vulgaris2023
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2023
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2023
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2023
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2022
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2022
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens2022
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens2022
Intermediate Wintergreen Pyrola media2022
Intermediate Wintergreen Pyrola media2022
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2022
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2022
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2022
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2022
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2022
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2022
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2022
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2022
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi2022
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi2022
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2022
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2022
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2022
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2022
Ramsons Allium ursinum2022
Ramsons Allium ursinum2022
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2022
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2022
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2022
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2022
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2022
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2022
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2022
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2022
Rose Rosa2022
Rose Rosa2022
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2022
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2022
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2022
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2022
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2022
Aspen Populus tremula2022
Aspen Populus tremula2022
Sea Rocket Cakile maritima2022
Sea Rocket Cakile maritima2022
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2022
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2022
Yellow Sedge Carex viridula2022
Yellow Sedge Carex viridula2022
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2022
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2022
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2022
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2022
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2022
Cleavers Galium aparine2022
Cleavers Galium aparine2022
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2022
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2022
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022
Blinks Montia fontana2022
Blinks Montia fontana2022
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum2022
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum2022
White Clover Trifolium repens2022
White Clover Trifolium repens2022
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2022
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2022
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria2022
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria2022
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2022
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2022
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2022
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2022
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2022
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2022
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2022
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