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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

57.50251, -7.23972

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Meadow Pipit +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Meadow Pipit +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Crown Rust, Sphaerellopsis filum, Puccinia acetosae +45 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Crown Rust, Sphaerellopsis filum, Puccinia acetosae +45 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Pennywort, Carnation Sedge, English Stonecrop +117 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Marsh Pennywort, Carnation Sedge, English Stonecrop +117 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Wild Thyme, Bilberry +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Magpie Moth +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Magpie Moth +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Carinish Crofting Woodland PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Wheatear · Skylark · Grey Heron +53

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common TernSterna hirundo
GannetMorus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Drinker · 10-spot Ladybird +3

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis

🍄

Fungi6 species

summer

2022

Puccinia acetosae · Puccinia galii-verni · Sphaerellopsis filum · Crown Rust · Puccinia obscura +1

Puccinia acetosaePuccinia acetosae
Puccinia galii-verniPuccinia galii-verni
Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum
Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Puccinia obscuraPuccinia obscura
Puccinia cnici-oleraceiPuccinia cnici-oleracei

🌿

Plants57 species

summer

2022

Translucent Stonewort · Bell Heather · Lesser Bladderwort · Heath Bedstraw · Polypody +52

Translucent StonewortNitella translucens
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Lesser BladderwortUtricularia minor
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Bramble

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Wheatear · Skylark · Grey Heron +53

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common TernSterna hirundo
GannetMorus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Drinker · 10-spot Ladybird +3

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis

🍄

Fungi6 species

summer

2022

Puccinia acetosae · Puccinia galii-verni · Sphaerellopsis filum · Crown Rust · Puccinia obscura +1

Puccinia acetosaePuccinia acetosae
Puccinia galii-verniPuccinia galii-verni
Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum
Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Puccinia obscuraPuccinia obscura
Puccinia cnici-oleraceiPuccinia cnici-oleracei

🌿

Plants57 species

summer

2022

Translucent Stonewort · Bell Heather · Lesser Bladderwort · Heath Bedstraw · Polypody +52

Translucent StonewortNitella translucens
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Lesser BladderwortUtricularia minor
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Bramble

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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