Eileann Domhnuill a' Spionnaidh 0 ha
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Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Na h-Eileanan Siar Getting here
57.64995, -7.45535
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Whooper Swan +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Whooper Swan +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Staurastrum teliferum, Euastrum pectinatum, Cosmarium margaritiferum +85 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Staurastrum teliferum, Euastrum pectinatum, Cosmarium margaritiferum +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Painted Lady, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
RSPB Balranald Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HW Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,392 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,392 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Corncrake · Short-eared Owl · Whimbrel · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit +40
Corncrake Crex crex Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus House Martin Delichon urbicum Peregrine Falco peregrinus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Merlin Falco columbarius Painted Lady · Four-spotted Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Oecetis furva · Triaenodes bicolor +4
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Oecetis furva Oecetis furva Triaenodes bicolor Triaenodes bicolor Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Staurastrum teliferum · Euastrum pectinatum · Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii · Cosmarium furcatospermum · Cosmarium margaritiferum +43
Staurastrum teliferum Staurastrum teliferum Euastrum pectinatum Euastrum pectinatum Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii Cosmarium furcatospermum Cosmarium furcatospermum Cosmarium margaritiferum Cosmarium margaritiferum Netrium digitus Netrium digitus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,392 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Corncrake · Short-eared Owl · Whimbrel · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit +40
Corncrake Crex crex Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus House Martin Delichon urbicum Peregrine Falco peregrinus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Merlin Falco columbarius Painted Lady · Four-spotted Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Oecetis furva · Triaenodes bicolor +4
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Oecetis furva Oecetis furva Triaenodes bicolor Triaenodes bicolor Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Staurastrum teliferum · Euastrum pectinatum · Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii · Cosmarium furcatospermum · Cosmarium margaritiferum +43
Staurastrum teliferum Staurastrum teliferum Euastrum pectinatum Euastrum pectinatum Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii Cosmarium furcatospermum Cosmarium furcatospermum Cosmarium margaritiferum Cosmarium margaritiferum Netrium digitus Netrium digitus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Xanthidium antilopaeum
Xanthidium antilopaeum
Xanthidium antilopaeum
Xanthidium antilopaeum
Staurastrum avicula Staurastrum avicula
Staurastrum avicula Staurastrum avicula
Euastrum ansatum Euastrum ansatum
Euastrum ansatum Euastrum ansatum
Staurastrum inflexum Staurastrum inflexum
Staurastrum inflexum Staurastrum inflexum
Gonatozygon aculeatum Gonatozygon aculeatum
Gonatozygon aculeatum Gonatozygon aculeatum
Staurastrum arcuatum Staurastrum arcuatum
Staurastrum arcuatum Staurastrum arcuatum
Staurastrum lapponicum Staurastrum lapponicum
Staurastrum lapponicum Staurastrum lapponicum
Cosmarium ochthodes Cosmarium ochthodes
Cosmarium ochthodes Cosmarium ochthodes
Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum
Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum
Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme
Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme
Closterium incurvum Closterium incurvum
Closterium incurvum Closterium incurvum
Cosmarium portianum Cosmarium portianum
Cosmarium portianum Cosmarium portianum
Closterium intermedium Closterium intermedium
Closterium intermedium Closterium intermedium
Closterium aciculare Closterium aciculare
Closterium aciculare Closterium aciculare
Euastrum pulchellum Euastrum pulchellum
Euastrum pulchellum Euastrum pulchellum
Euastrum verrucosum Euastrum verrucosum
Euastrum verrucosum Euastrum verrucosum
Closterium cornu Closterium cornu
Closterium cornu Closterium cornu
Staurodesmus cuspidatus Staurodesmus cuspidatus
Staurodesmus cuspidatus Staurodesmus cuspidatus
Cosmarium abbreviatum Cosmarium abbreviatum
Cosmarium abbreviatum Cosmarium abbreviatum
Cosmarium klebsii Cosmarium klebsii
Cosmarium klebsii Cosmarium klebsii
Closterium navicula Closterium navicula
Closterium navicula Closterium navicula
Cosmarium rectangulare Cosmarium rectangulare
Cosmarium rectangulare Cosmarium rectangulare
Closterium moniliferum Closterium moniliferum
Closterium moniliferum Closterium moniliferum
Cosmarium depressum Cosmarium depressum
Cosmarium depressum Cosmarium depressum
Staurastrum striolatum Staurastrum striolatum
Staurastrum striolatum Staurastrum striolatum
Cosmarium subprotumidum Cosmarium subprotumidum
Cosmarium subprotumidum Cosmarium subprotumidum
Closterium parvulum Closterium parvulum
Closterium parvulum Closterium parvulum
Closterium turgidum Closterium turgidum
Closterium turgidum Closterium turgidum
Cosmarium granatum Cosmarium granatum
Cosmarium granatum Cosmarium granatum
Closterium jenneri Closterium jenneri
Closterium jenneri Closterium jenneri
Staurastrum tetracerum Staurastrum tetracerum
Staurastrum tetracerum Staurastrum tetracerum
Closterium tumidulum Closterium tumidulum
Closterium tumidulum Closterium tumidulum
Cosmarium boeckii Cosmarium boeckii
Cosmarium boeckii Cosmarium boeckii
Euastrum denticulatum Euastrum denticulatum
Euastrum denticulatum Euastrum denticulatum
Micrasterias pinnatifida Micrasterias pinnatifida
Micrasterias pinnatifida Micrasterias pinnatifida
Penium cylindrus Penium cylindrus
Penium cylindrus Penium cylindrus
Xanthidium octocorne Xanthidium octocorne
Xanthidium octocorne Xanthidium octocorne
Staurastrum polymorphum Staurastrum polymorphum
Staurastrum polymorphum Staurastrum polymorphum
Cosmarium fontigenum Cosmarium fontigenum
Cosmarium fontigenum Cosmarium fontigenum
Cosmarium humile Cosmarium humile
Cosmarium humile Cosmarium humile
Cosmarium corbula Cosmarium corbula
Cosmarium corbula Cosmarium corbula
Closterium juncidum Closterium juncidum
Closterium juncidum Closterium juncidum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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