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Gallanach, dun

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56.37608, -5.52716

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
🍄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

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
🍄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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Flame Shoulder, Brown Silver-line +295 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Flame Shoulder, Brown Silver-line +295 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Golden Spindles, Azalea Gall, Epichloe baconii +7 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Golden Spindles, Azalea Gall, Epichloe baconii +7 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Narrow-leaved Helleborine, Greater Stitchwort, Foxglove +141 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Narrow-leaved Helleborine, Greater Stitchwort, Foxglove +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Water Mint, Oak +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km

Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km

Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Oban to DunbegCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route401 m

Named routeRef 78Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route591 m

Named routeRef 78Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route69 m

Named routeRef 78Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route278 m

Named routeRef 78Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Chaffinch · Wren · Robin +57

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great TitParus major
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GannetMorus bassanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common TernSterna hirundo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RavenCorvus corax
GoosanderMergus merganser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus

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Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Feral Goat · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Field Vole · Weasel +2

Feral GoatCapra hircus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
WeaselMustela nivalis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024

🐝

Insects26 species

spring

2025

Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Striped Twin-spot Carpet · Brown Silver-line · Red Chestnut +21

Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2024
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2024
Striped Twin-spot CarpetCoenotephria salicata2024
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2024
Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2024
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2024
Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviata2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Geoffroy's Blood BeeSphecodes geoffrellus2024
Ichneumon sarcitoriusIchneumon sarcitorius2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2024
Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2024
Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2024
StreamerAnticlea derivata2024
Powdered QuakerOrthosia gracilis2024
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2024
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2024
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2024
Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata2024
Marbled CoronetHadena confusa2024
Twenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactyla2024
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2024
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Narrow-leaved Helleborine

Narrow-leaved HelleborineCephalanthera longifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Chaffinch · Wren · Robin +57

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great TitParus major
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GannetMorus bassanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common TernSterna hirundo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RavenCorvus corax
GoosanderMergus merganser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Feral Goat · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Field Vole · Weasel +2

Feral GoatCapra hircus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
WeaselMustela nivalis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024

🐝

Insects26 species

spring

2025

Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Striped Twin-spot Carpet · Brown Silver-line · Red Chestnut +21

Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2024
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2024
Striped Twin-spot CarpetCoenotephria salicata2024
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2024
Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2024
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2024
Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviata2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Geoffroy's Blood BeeSphecodes geoffrellus2024
Ichneumon sarcitoriusIchneumon sarcitorius2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2024
Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2024
Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2024
StreamerAnticlea derivata2024
Powdered QuakerOrthosia gracilis2024
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2024
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2024
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2024
Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata2024
Marbled CoronetHadena confusa2024
Twenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactyla2024
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2024
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Narrow-leaved Helleborine

Narrow-leaved HelleborineCephalanthera longifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ron Lee · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sound of Kerrera from Gallanach campsite

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