Eilean Buidhe, dun site
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.93012, -5.17322
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
4 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
West Island WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route
Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle NetworkMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef www.tzcb.org.uk
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Eilean Buidhe: A Burnt Island
Photos
Eilean Buidhe: A Burnt Island
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,326 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · NBN AtlasPied Wagtail · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Gannet
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Rubus nemoralis · Rubus scoticus · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus lindleianus · Common Scurvygrass
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All 62 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2023
- Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2023
- Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023
- Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus2023
- Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · NBN AtlasPied Wagtail · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Gannet
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Rubus nemoralis · Rubus scoticus · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus lindleianus · Common Scurvygrass
+57 more speciesHide species list
All 62 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2023
- Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2023
- Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023
- Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus2023
- Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas