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Rubha Àirinis

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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58.19118, -6.37160

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Iceland Gull and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Iceland Gull and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Iceland Gull, Herring Gull, Grey Heron +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Iceland Gull, Herring Gull, Grey Heron +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Closterium dianae var. minus, Actinotaenium cruciferum, Cosmarium quadratum +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Closterium dianae var. minus, Actinotaenium cruciferum, Cosmarium quadratum +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — White-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Moss Carder Bee +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Moss Carder Bee +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Porcelain Fungus · last seen 2018; Fungi — Porcelain Fungus · last seen 2018

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

Lews Castle ParkrunWalking route5 km

5km route used by Lews Castle Parkrun

Named routeLength 5 kmParkrun

Wildlife to spot

3,159 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,159 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Hooded Crow · Razorbill · Shag +61

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RazorbillAlca torda
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GullLarus canus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Kumlien's GullLarus glaucoides kumlieni
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PuffinFratercula arctica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024

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Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Porpoise · Minke Whale · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Brown Rat +1

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2025
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2025
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
White-beaked Dolphin

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Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

White-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Sphaerophoria · Epistrophe grossulariae

White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae

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Plants3 species

spring

2025

Closterium dianae var. minus · Actinotaenium cruciferum · Cosmarium quadratum

Closterium dianae var. minusClosterium dianae var. minus
Actinotaenium cruciferumActinotaenium cruciferum
Cosmarium quadratumCosmarium quadratum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,159 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Hooded Crow · Razorbill · Shag +61

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RazorbillAlca torda
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GullLarus canus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Kumlien's GullLarus glaucoides kumlieni
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PuffinFratercula arctica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Porpoise · Minke Whale · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Brown Rat +1

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2025
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2025
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
White-beaked Dolphin

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

White-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Sphaerophoria · Epistrophe grossulariae

White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Closterium dianae var. minus · Actinotaenium cruciferum · Cosmarium quadratum

Closterium dianae var. minusClosterium dianae var. minus
Actinotaenium cruciferumActinotaenium cruciferum
Cosmarium quadratumCosmarium quadratum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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