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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.38735, -7.39654
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Common Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Common Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, White-tailed Bumblebee, Green-veined White +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Snowy Inkcap, Brithdegyll Wyffurf, Yellow Fieldcap +2 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route
Photos
St Michael's Church, Àird Choinnich - geograph.org.uk - 1478986
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Wildlife to spot
19,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bar-tailed Godwit · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Redshank +44
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TealAnas crecca
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Arenaria interpres interpresArenaria interpres interpres
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- HoopoeUpupa epops
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- GannetMorus bassanus
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
White-tailed Bumblebee · 11-spot Ladybird · Convolvulus Hawk-moth · Red Admiral · Tipula paludosa
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
- 11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
- Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
🌿Plants8 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Cosmarium pericymatium · Cylindrocystis brebissonii · Actinotaenium curtum · Closterium acerosum · Cosmarium notabile +3
- Cosmarium pericymatiumCosmarium pericymatium
- Cylindrocystis brebissoniiCylindrocystis brebissonii
- Actinotaenium curtumActinotaenium curtum
- Closterium acerosumClosterium acerosum
- Cosmarium notabileCosmarium notabile
- Cosmarium ochthodesCosmarium ochthodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bar-tailed Godwit · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Redshank +44
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TealAnas crecca
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Arenaria interpres interpresArenaria interpres interpres
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- HoopoeUpupa epops
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- GannetMorus bassanus
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
White-tailed Bumblebee · 11-spot Ladybird · Convolvulus Hawk-moth · Red Admiral · Tipula paludosa
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
- 11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
- Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
🌿Plants8 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Cosmarium pericymatium · Cylindrocystis brebissonii · Actinotaenium curtum · Closterium acerosum · Cosmarium notabile +3
- Cosmarium pericymatiumCosmarium pericymatium
- Cylindrocystis brebissoniiCylindrocystis brebissonii
- Actinotaenium curtumActinotaenium curtum
- Closterium acerosumClosterium acerosum
- Cosmarium notabileCosmarium notabile
- Cosmarium ochthodesCosmarium ochthodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas