Finavon Castle (ruins)
1 ha
🦉Wildlife✦Heritage🦅Birds
Dogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
56.69736, -2.82409
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +12 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Common Funnel · last seen 2018; Fungi — Common Funnel · last seen 2018
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bracken, Aspen, European Larch +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Aspen, European Larch +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Taeniopteryx nebulosa · last seen 2023; Insects — Taeniopteryx nebulosa · last seen 2023
Free
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Wildlife to spot
1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Redwing · Jay · Whooper Swan +3
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PintailAnas acuta2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Talpidae
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- TalpidaeTalpidae2024
Bracken · European Larch · Foxglove · Silver Birch · Gorse +6
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- European LarchLarix decidua
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Redwing · Jay · Whooper Swan +3
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PintailAnas acuta2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Talpidae
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- TalpidaeTalpidae2024
Bracken · European Larch · Foxglove · Silver Birch · Gorse +6
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- European LarchLarix decidua
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
