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Fincharn Crannog

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Netted Shield Lichen, Nephroma laevigatum +28 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Netted Shield Lichen, Nephroma laevigatum +28 more · last seen 2017

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Cuckooflower, Meadowsweet +240 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Cuckooflower, Meadowsweet +240 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Wood-sorrel, Bilberry +19 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kilmaha and New YorkMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Hooded Crow · Siskin · Coal Tit +30

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2018

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Red Deer · Bank Vole · Field Vole +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2020
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020

🐝

Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Orange-tip · Scotch Argus · Early Tooth-striped +14

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2020
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2019
Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata
Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2020
Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2020
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2020
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2020
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
PeacockAglais io2020
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019

🌿

Plants66 species

springautumn

2020

Globeflower · Lesser Spearwort · Shoreweed · Reed Canary-grass · Tufted Hair-grass +61

GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019
Translucent StonewortNitella translucens2019
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2019
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2019
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2019
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2019
Six-stamened WaterwortElatine hexandra2019
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019
Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019
Blunt-leaved PondweedPotamogeton obtusifolius2019
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2019
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019
Nitella flexilisNitella flexilis2019
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2019
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2019
Delicate StonewortChara virgata2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
BroomCytisus scoparius2019
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2019
Northern BedstrawGalium boreale2019
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Mackay's HorsetailEquisetum hyemale x variegatum = E. x trachyodon2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019
European LarchLarix decidua2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
SanicleSanicula europaea2019
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019
Carex viridulaCarex viridula2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Hooded Crow · Siskin · Coal Tit +30

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2018

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Red Deer · Bank Vole · Field Vole +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2020
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020

🐝

Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Orange-tip · Scotch Argus · Early Tooth-striped +14

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2020
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2019
Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata
Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2020
Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2020
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2020
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2020
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
PeacockAglais io2020
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019

🌿

Plants66 species

springautumn

2020

Globeflower · Lesser Spearwort · Shoreweed · Reed Canary-grass · Tufted Hair-grass +61

GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019
Translucent StonewortNitella translucens2019
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2019
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2019
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2019
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2019
Six-stamened WaterwortElatine hexandra2019
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019
Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019
Blunt-leaved PondweedPotamogeton obtusifolius2019
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2019
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019
Nitella flexilisNitella flexilis2019
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2019
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2019
Delicate StonewortChara virgata2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
BroomCytisus scoparius2019
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2019
Northern BedstrawGalium boreale2019
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Mackay's HorsetailEquisetum hyemale x variegatum = E. x trachyodon2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019
European LarchLarix decidua2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
SanicleSanicula europaea2019
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019
Carex viridulaCarex viridula2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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